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Text:A Holy Air Is Breathing Round
Author:Abiel A. Livermore
Tune:NAOMI
Arranger:Lowell Mason
Composer:Hans Nägeli, 1773-1836
Media:MIDI file

2518. A Holy Air Is Breathing Round

1. A holy air is breathing round,
A fragrance from above;
Be every soul from sense unbound,
Be every spirit love.

2. O God, unite us heart to heart,
In sympathy divine,
That we be never drawn apart,
To love not Thee nor Thine.

3. But by the cross of Jesus taught,
And all His gracious word,
Be nearer to each other brought,
And nearer Thee, O Lord.

Text Information
First Line: A holy air is breathing round
Title: A Holy Air Is Breathing Round
Author: Abiel A. Livermore (1844)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Source: Cheshire Pastoral Association's Christian Hymns, 1844
Tune Information
Name: NAOMI
Composer: Hans Nägeli, 1773-1836 (arr.)
Arranger: Lowell Mason (1836)
Meter: CM
Incipit: 33354 32343 36654
Key: D Major



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