As in its thirst the panting hart

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First Line: As in its thirst the panting hart
Copyright: Public Domain

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DEVIZES (Tucker)


ST. AGNES (Dykes)

John B. Dykes (PHH 147) composed ST. AGNES for [Jesus the Very Thought of Thee]. Dykes named the tune after a young Roman Christian woman who was martyred in A.D. 304 during the reign of Diocletian. St. Agnes was sentenced to death for refusing to marry a nobleman to whom she said, "I am already eng…

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The Book of Psalms for Singing #42A

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