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[Shall I tell you why I ceased from folly?]

[Shall I tell you why I ceased from folly?]

Composer: Barney Elliott Warren
Published in 5 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Barney Elliott Warren

Barney Elliott Warren was an American Christian hymnwriter and minister. See more in Wikipedia  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Shall I tell you why I ceased from folly?]
Composer: Barney Elliott Warren
Meter: 10.7.10.7.8.7.8.7
Incipit: 32123 56553 32112
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

This Is Why I Love My Savior

Shall I tell you why I ceased from folly?
Why I turned away from sin?
’Twas because the love of my Redeemer
Fully won my heart to Him.

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