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Text:Who Would Think That What Was Needed
Author:John Bell
Author:Graham Maule
Tune:SCARLET RIBBONS
Arranger:John Bell and others

157. Who Would Think That What Was Needed

Text Information
First Line: Who would think that what was needed
Title: Who Would Think That What Was Needed
Author: John Bell (1990, alt.)
Author: Graham Maule (1990, alt.)
Refrain First Line: God surprises earth with heaven
Meter: 87.87D
Language: English
Publication Date: 1998
Copyright: © 1990 The Iona Community, admin. GIA Publications, Inc.
ONE LICENSE: 07384
Tune Information
Name: SCARLET RIBBONS
Arranger: John Bell and others (1990)
Meter: 87.87D
Key: G Major or modal
Source: Traditional English melody
Copyright: Arr. © 1990 The Iona Community, admin. GIA Publications, Inc.


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The Iona Community in Scotland, a center for study, meditation and communal worship, has created its own body of hymnody, often using traditional folk tunes


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