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I love my Savior God, Because He first loved me

Text Information

First Line: I love my Savior God, Because He first loved me
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

MARTYRDOM (Wilson)

MARTYRDOM was originally an eighteenth-century Scottish folk melody used for the ballad "Helen of Kirkconnel." Hugh Wilson (b. Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland, c. 1766; d. Duntocher, Scotland, 1824) adapted MARTYRDOM into a hymn tune in duple meter around 1800. A triple-meter version of the tune was fir…

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NEWRY


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Primitive Baptist Hymn and Tune book #388

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Primitive Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #388

Primitive Baptist Hymn and Tune Book. Rev. #d67

Primitive Baptist Hymnal #51

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The Choice #H362

The Choice #H362

The Good Old Songs #d244

The Good Old Songs #326

The Old School Hymnal No. 7. Rev. #d116

The Primitive Hymns #d267

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