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PRECIOUS MOMENTS (Showalter)

PRECIOUS MOMENTS (Showalter)

Composer: J. Henry Showalter
Published in 1 hymnal


Composer: J. Henry Showalter

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Title: PRECIOUS MOMENTS (Showalter)
Composer: J. Henry Showalter
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 51235 32123 45543
Key: G Major or modal
Copyright: Public Domain

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At every motion [moment] of our breath

At every motion of our breath,
Life trembles on the brink of death,
A taper's flame that upward turns,
While downward to the dust it burns.

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The Brethren Hymnal #543

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