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Text:O God, thou bottomless abyss!
Author:Ernst Lange, 1650-1727
Translator:John Wesley, 1703-91
Tune:VOM HIMMEL HOCH (ERFURT)
Composer:M. Luther, 1483-1546

42. O God, thou bottomless abyss!

Text Information
First Line: O God, thou bottomless abyss!
German Title: O Gott, du Tiefe sonder Grund
Author: Ernst Lange, 1650-1727
Translator: John Wesley, 1703-91
Meter: L.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1933
Topic: God: In Creation and Providence
Tune Information
Name: VOM HIMMEL HOCH (ERFURT)
Composer: M. Luther, 1483-1546
Meter: L.M.
Key: C Major



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