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Text:O Lord Most High, Eternal King
Reviser (st. 1-3):F. Bland Tucker (1895-1984)
Translator (attributed to) (st. 4):Laurence Housman (1865-1959)
Translator (st. 1-3):John Mason Neale (1818-1866)
Tune:GONFALON ROYAL
Composer:Percy Carter Buck (1871-1947)

245. O Lord Most High, Eternal King

Text Information
First Line: O Lord most high, eternal king
Title: O Lord Most High, Eternal King
Latin Title: Aeterne Rex altissime
Reviser (st. 1-3): F. Bland Tucker (1895-1984) (alt.)
Translator (st. 1-3): John Mason Neale (1818-1866)
Translator (attributed to) (st. 4): Laurence Housman (1865-1959)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Publication Date: 1998
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Easter (season); Ascension and Exaltation
Source: Latin 10th cent.?
Copyright: Rev. St. 1-3 © 1982 The Church Pension Fund
Notes: Other translators of st. 1-3 also.
Tune Information
Name: GONFALON ROYAL
Composer: Percy Carter Buck (1871-1947)
Meter: LM
Key: G Major
Copyright: © Oxford University Press



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