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Text:Dear Lord and Father of mankind
Author:John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807 - 1892
Tune:REST (ELTON)
Composer:Frederick Charles Maker, 1844 - 1927

286c. Dear Lord and Father of mankind

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First Line: Dear Lord and Father of mankind
Title: Dear Lord and Father of mankind
Author: John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807 - 1892
Meter: 8 6 8 8 6.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1936
Topic: The Life in Christ: Peace and Joy; The Life in Christ: Trust and Submission
Tune Information
Name: REST (ELTON)
Composer: Frederick Charles Maker, 1844 - 1927
Meter: 8 6 8 8 6.
Key: D Major
Source: Copyright, by permission of the Psalms and Hymns Trust



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