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132. Heaven Is Much Nearer Now

Text Information
First Line: Heaven once seemed very far away
Title: Heaven Is Much Nearer Now
Author: M. Lynwood Smith (1969)
Refrain First Line: Time seems to change almost ev'rything
Language: English
Publication Date: 2021
Copyright: © M. Lynwood Smith Publications
Tune Information
Name: [Heaven once seemed very far away]
Composer: Dorsey C. Yarbrough (1969)
Key: G Major
Copyright: © M. Lynwood Smith Publications



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