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300. Down to Earth, as a Dove

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Text Information
First Line: Down to earth, as a dove
Title: Down to Earth, as a Dove
Author: Fred Kaan (1968)
Refrain First Line: Let us sing, sing, sing
Meter: 6.6.6.6.6 with refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 1990
Topic: Jesus Christ: Life
Copyright: Copyright © 1968 by Hope Publishing Company, Carl Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
Tune Information
Name: PERSONENT HODIE
Arranger: Gustav Theodore Holst (1924)
Meter: 6.6.6.6.6 with refrain
Key: e minor
Source: Piae Cantiones, 1582
Copyright: Copyright © 1924 (Renewed) J. Curwen & Sons Ltd. International copyright secured. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of G. Schirmer, Inc.
Notes: Now Public Domain.



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