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Text:Father, Give Thy Benediction
Author:Samuel Longfellow, 1819-1892
Tune:ALLA TRINITA BEATA

539. Father, Give Thy Benediction

Father, give Thy benediction,
Give Thy peace before we part;
Still our minds with truth's conviction,
Calm with trust each anxious heart.
Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Father, give Thy benediction
Title: Father, Give Thy Benediction
Author: Samuel Longfellow, 1819-1892
Language: English
Publication Date: 1957
Topic: Service Music: Closing Sentences
Tune Information
Name: ALLA TRINITA BEATA
Key: F Major
Source: "Laudi Spirituali" 1336, arr.



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