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RISING SUN (Patterson)

Composer: Joy F. Patterson

Joy F. Patterson (b. 1931), of Wassau, Wisconsin, is an elder in the Presbyterian Church who has written many texts and tunes; twenty-nine are collected in Come, You People of the Promise (Hope Publishing, Co., 1994); another collection, Teach Our Eyes New Ways of Seeing, was published in 2005 (Selah). Patterson has enjoyed a varied career as a French professor, homemaker, and claim representative for the Social Security Administration. Sing! A New Creation Go to person page >

Arranger: Randall K. Sensmeier

(no biographical information available about Randall K. Sensmeier.) Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: RISING SUN (Patterson)
Composer: Joy F. Patterson
Arranger: Randall K. Sensmeier
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
Incipit: 71343 54317 13434
Key: d minor or modal
Copyright: © 1992 GIA Publications, Inc.
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