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Text:That Shining Strand
Author:John McPherson
Tune:[There's a land far away, we are told]
Composer:D. F. Hodges

36. That Shining Strand

Text Information
First Line: There's a land far away, we are told
Title: That Shining Strand
Author: John McPherson
Refrain First Line: In that land, may I stand
Language: English
Publication Date: 1881
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [There's a land far away, we are told]
Composer: D. F. Hodges
Incipit: 34532 17653 45322
Notes: Public Domain.



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