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Text:The Words of the Cross
Author:Thomas B. Pollock
Tune:["Father, forgive them ; for they know not what they do."]
Composer:William H. Monk

116. The Words of the Cross

Text Information
First Line: "Father, forgive them ; for they know not what they do."
Title: The Words of the Cross
Author: Thomas B. Pollock (1870. Alt.)
Meter: 7. 7. 7. 6.
Language: English
Publication Date: 2017
Scripture:
Topic: Christ: Suffering and Death
Source: Litany
Notes: First three measures nonmetrical.
Tune Information
Name: ["Father, forgive them ; for they know not what they do."]
Composer: William H. Monk (1889)
Meter: 7. 7. 7. 6.
Key: d minor


Tune Information:

Monk is listed twice as the composer: one for the first three measures, and again for the rest of the hymn.


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