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288. He Died for Me

Text Information
First Line: I saw One hanging on a tree
Title: He Died for Me
Author: John Newton, 1725-1807
Refrain First Line: O can it be upon a tree
Meter: 8.6.8.6.(C.M.) with Refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 2011
Topic: Easter; Jesus: Blood and the Cross
Tune Information
Name: HE DIED FOR ME
Composer: Edwin O. Excell, 1851-1921
Meter: 8.6.8.6.(C.M.) with Refrain
Key: D Major



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