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TRUST (Ohl)

Composer: Wesley J. Ohl

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Tune Information

Title: TRUST (Ohl)
Composer: Wesley J. Ohl (1887)
Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.4
Incipit: 32156 54325 54321
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Nearer, My God, to Thee

Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!
E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me,
still all my song shall be,
nearer, my God, to thee;
nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!

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