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When the Boatman Shall Come

Author: Nora Lee Pannell

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Author: W. Freeman Boatright

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Text Information

First Line: Dear Lord I will work in Thy harvest today
Title: When the Boatman Shall Come
Author: Nora Lee Pannell (1969)
Author: W. Freeman Boatright (1969)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Dear Lord let me live my life for Thy glory
Copyright: © 1969, by The Gospel Song Pub. Assn. Of America, Inc., in "The Fadeless Rose"

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