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204. Blessed city, heavenly Salem

Text Information
First Line: Blessed city, heavenly Salem
Latin Title: Urbs Jerusalem beata
Translator: John Mason Neale (1818-1866)
Meter: 87.87.87
Language: English
Publication Date: 1983
Topic: Dedication of a Church
Source: Latin, 6th-7th Century
Notes: Other translators also
Tune Information
Name: URBS JERUSALEM BEATA II
Arranger: DNS
Harmonizer: DNS
Meter: 87.87.87
Incipit: 55543 45534 23217
Key: F Major or modal
Source: Dominican Mode II plainsong
Copyright: Arr. © 1970 by The Dominican Nuns of Summit N.J.



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