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TWO WIDOWS

Composer: John D. Horman

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Tune Information

Title: TWO WIDOWS
Composer: John D. Horman (1997)
Meter: 8.8.8.8 D
Key: d minor
Source: Time Now to Gather

Texts

Song of Two Widows

A widow of Zarephath town
discovered her cupboard was bare.
Some meal, and a few drops of oil
were all that was left for her there."
Elijah the prophet appeared,
and God said, "Please see that he's fed."
She used up the meal and the oil
to bake him a fine loaf of bread.

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Time Now to Gather #8

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