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OSGOOD (Ritter)

Composer: Peter Ritter

Peter Ritter; b. 1760, Mannheim; d. 1846 Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908 Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: OSGOOD (Ritter)
Composer: Peter Ritter
Meter: 8s, 7s & 4s.
Incipit: 55655 76715 53516
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Listen, sinner, mercy hails you

Angels From the Realms of Glory

Angels from the realms of glory,
wing your flight o'er all the earth;
ye who sang creation's story
now proclaim Messiah's birth:

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The Last Call

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Carmina Sacra #217b

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Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #73

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #661

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #661

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