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Text:They pray the best who pray and watch
Author:Rev. Edward Hopper (1818- )
Tune:WELTON
Composer:Rev. Caesar Henri Abraham Malan (1787-1864)

520. They pray the best who pray and watch

Text Information
First Line: They pray the best who pray and watch
Author: Rev. Edward Hopper (1818- ) (1873)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1885
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: WELTON
Composer: Rev. Caesar Henri Abraham Malan (1787-1864) (1830)
Notes: Public Domain.



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