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272. Christ Is the King

Text Information
First Line: Christ is the King! O friends rejoice
Title: Christ Is the King
Author: George K. A. Bell, 1883-1958 (alt.)
Meter: 888 with alleluias
Language: English
Publication Date: 2001
Topic: Saints and Angels
Copyright: © Oxford University Press
Tune Information
Name: GELOBT SEI GOTT
Composer: Melchior Vulpius, c. 1560-1616
Meter: 888 with alleluias
Key: C Major



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