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Text:I Wish I had Known Him Before
Author:Katharine A. Grimes
Tune:[I've turn'd my face upward to Jesus my Lord]
Composer:Thoro Harris

112. I Wish I had Known Him Before

Text Information
First Line: I've turn'd my face upward to Jesus my Lord
Title: I Wish I had Known Him Before
Author: Katharine A. Grimes
Refrain First Line: I wish I had known Him before
Language: English
Publication Date: 1921
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [I've turn'd my face upward to Jesus my Lord]
Composer: Thoro Harris
Incipit: 51156 71556 35115
Notes: Public Domain.



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