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40. Service and Strength

Text Information
First Line: Service and strength, God's angels and archangels
Title: Service and Strength
Author: Christina Rossetti, 1830-94 (alt.)
Meter: 11 10 11 10 5
Publication Date: 2000
Notes: MICHAELMAS, commissioned by Bill and Nancy Raabe and family, Birmingham AL. Tune named for the date on the liturgical calendar for which the text was written.
Tune Information
Name: MICHAELMAS
Composer: K. Lee Scott
Meter: 11 10 11 10 5
Key: C Major
Copyright: © 2000 MorningStar Music Publishers



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