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Text:Sweetly Lord Have We Heard Thee Calling
Author:Mary Bridges Canedy Slade, 1826-1882
Tune:FOOTPRINTS OF JESUS
Composer:Asa Brooks Everett, 1828-1875

742. Sweetly Lord Have We Heard Thee Calling

Text Information
First Line: Sweetly, Lord, have we heard Thee calling
Title: Sweetly Lord Have We Heard Thee Calling
Author: Mary Bridges Canedy Slade, 1826-1882
Refrain First Line: Footprints of Jesus, that make the pathway glow
Meter: 9.4.9.4. with Ref.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1972
Scripture:
Topic: Book Three: Children's Hymns and Songs
Notes: Lord, I will follow Thee whithersoever Thou goest. Lk. 9:57.
Tune Information
Name: FOOTPRINTS OF JESUS
Composer: Asa Brooks Everett, 1828-1875
Meter: 9.4.9.4. with Ref.
Key: E♭ Major
Notes: M.M. 72



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