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Text:Children, Run Joyfully
Author:Bob Dufford, SJ, b. 1943
Tune:[Shepherds stood watching, keeping their sheep]
Composer:Bob Dufford, SJ

237. Children, Run Joyfully

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Text Information
First Line: Shepherds stood watching, keeping their sheep
Title: Children, Run Joyfully
Author: Bob Dufford, SJ, b. 1943
Refrain First Line: Children, run joyfully, Jesus is born
Language: English
Publication Date: 2015
Scripture:
Topic: The Liturgical Year: Christmas (Days of)
Copyright: © 1977, Robert J. Dufford, SJ and OCP
ONE LICENSE: 80286
Tune Information
Name: [Shepherds stood watching, keeping their sheep]
Composer: Bob Dufford, SJ
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: © 1977, Robert J. Dufford, SJ and OCP



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