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BELLEGARDE

Composer: Doreen Potter

Doreen Potter was born in 1925 in Panama, but lived in Jamaica during her childhood. She studied music at St. Katharine's College in Liverpool, UK and at Trinity College, London. She was a violinist, pianist, and teacher. She married Philip Potter, general secretary of the World Council of Churches in Geneva. Through her husband she met Fred Kaan and composed tunes for Kaan's texts, as well as other hymn tunes. Dianne Shapiro, from biography published by Hope Publishing Company (accessed online 8/5/2020) Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: BELLEGARDE
Composer: Doreen Potter (1975)
Meter: 10.11.10.11
Incipit: 55517 67753 55532
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Music copyright © 1975 Hope Publishing Company.

Texts

Today I Live

Today I live, but once shall come my death;
one day shall still my laughter and my crying,
bring to a halt my heart-beat and my breath:
God, give me faith for living and for dying.

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