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Text:O God, who gives to humankind
Author:Edward Burns (born 1938)
Tune:TALLIS' CANON
Composer:Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585)

313. O God, who gives to humankind

Text Information
First Line: O God, who gives to humankind
Author: Edward Burns (born 1938)
Meter: 8 8 8 8 (LM)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1987
Topic: God's World: Work and Leisure, Art and Science; Epiphany 5, Revelation: The Wisdom of God
Copyright: © Edward Burns
Tune Information
Name: TALLIS' CANON
Composer: Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585) (adapt.)
Meter: 8 8 8 8 (LM)
Key: G Major
Source: Shortened form of melody by Thomas Tallis, from T. Ravencroft's Psalter 1621



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