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45. Jesus Took My Burden

Text Information
First Line: When I, a poor lost sinner
Title: Jesus Took My Burden
Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr.
Refrain First Line: Yes, Jesus took my burden
Language: English
Publication Date: 1938
Topic: Special Selections: Solos, Quartettes, etc.
Tune Information
Name: [When I, a poor lost sinner, before the Lord did fall]
Composer: Bertha Mae Lillenas
Copyright: © 1933 by Homer A. Rodeheaver © Renewed, 1961, the Rodeheaver Co. (A Div of Word, Inc.)
Notes: Now Public Domain



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