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LODSWORTH

LODSWORTH

Published in 5 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF
Audio files: MIDI, Recording

Choral

CHOIR HYMNAL, THE

Tune Information

Title: LODSWORTH
Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8
Incipit: 13146 53621 13146
Key: E♭ Major
Source: English Traditional Melody
Copyright: Public Domain
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Texts

Sweet Savior, Bless Us Ere We Go

Eternal Father! strong to save

Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm does bind the restless wave,
Who bids the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea.

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Audio

Small Church Music #5376

Small Church Music #5376
Include 4 pre-1979 instances
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