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Text:Shepherd of Tender Youth
Author:Clement of Alexandria, (?)
Translator:Henry M. Dexter
Tune:KIRBY BEDON
Composer:Edward Bunnett

167. Shepherd of Tender Youth

Text Information
First Line: Shepherd of tender youth
Title: Shepherd of Tender Youth
Translator: Henry M. Dexter (1846)
Author: Clement of Alexandria, (?) (c. 200)
Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1941
Topic: Jesus Christ: His Glory and Praise
Notes: The earliest Christian hymn extant.
Tune Information
Name: KIRBY BEDON
Composer: Edward Bunnett (1887)
Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4.
Key: F Major



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