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33. It Was Love

Text Information
First Line: Christ went to the cross and drank bitter drops
Title: It Was Love
Author: A. D.
Refrain First Line: It was love, such wonderful love
Language: English
Publication Date: 1949
Copyright: Copyright, 1949, by Stamps-Baxter Music & Printing Co. in "Morning Light"
Tune Information
Name: [Christ went to the cross and drank bitter drops]
Composer: Aubrey Douthitt
Copyright: Copyright, 1949, by Stamps-Baxter Music & Printing Co. in "Morning Light"



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