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125. Hear me, O Lord, in my distress

Text Information
First Line: Hear me, O Lord, in my distress
Author: David G. Preston (b. 1939)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture:
Topic: Deliverance; Despair and Trouble; Discipleship (11 more...)
Copyright: © David G. Preston / The Jubilate Group. Administered by The Jubilate Group, Kitley House, St Katherines Road, Torquay TQ1 4DE Used by permission.
Notes: One or more verses may be sung by a solo voice. The dots above the text indicate where more than one note is allocated to that syllable.
Tune Information
Name: THE TRUTH FROM ABOVE
Harmonizer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Meter: LM
Key: g minor
Source: English Traditional Melody; Harmony adapted from Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Copyright: Harmonisation: © 1919, Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England Used by permission.



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