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39. Let Our Gladness Banish Sadness

Text Information
First Line: Let Our Gladness Banish Sadness
Title: Let Our Gladness Banish Sadness
Author: Jaroslav Vajda (November 21, 1957)
Meter: 14 14 6 6 14
Language: English
Publication Date: 2000
Copyright: Text copyright © 1960 Jaroslav J. Vajda. Used by permission.
Notes: Text only.
Tune Information
Name: HEAVEN'S GIFT
Composer: Michael Burkhardt (1998)
Meter: 14 14 6 6 14
Key: D Major
Copyright: Copyright 1998 MorningStar Music Publishers.



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