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LONG TIME AGO (11712)

Composer: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: LONG TIME AGO (11712)
Composer: Anonymous
Meter: 8.4.8.4
Incipit: 11712 16153 21243
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Long Time Ago

Jesus died on Calvary's mountain,
Long time ago,
And salvation's rolling fountain,
Now freely flows!

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Near the Cross

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Arrangements

Piano Solo

  • Sketches in Ivory: Sacred Arrangements for Piano
    Composer/Editor Brad Nix
    Published By: Shawnee Press, Inc. (2012) pp. 10

Instances in all hymnals

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Salvation Army Music #439

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Songs for Worship #154a

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Songs of Perfect Love #157

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The American Vocalist #281b

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The Highway Hymnal (Revised edition) #74

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The Highway Hymnal #74

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The New Jubilee Harp #180

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The New Jubilee Harp #180

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #820

The Zion Songster No. 2 #21

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The Zion Songster Nos. 1 and 2 Combined #Z21

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Zion's Refreshing Showers #54b

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