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Text:How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
Author:John Newton, 1725-1807
Tune:ST. PETER
Composer:Alexander R. Reinagle, 1799-1877

252. How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

Text Information
First Line: How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
Title: How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
Author: John Newton, 1725-1807
Meter: 8.6.8.6.(C.M.)
Language: English
Publication Date: 2011
Topic: Comfort and Care; Jesus: Friend; Jesus: Name
Tune Information
Name: ST. PETER
Composer: Alexander R. Reinagle, 1799-1877
Meter: 8.6.8.6.(C.M.)
Key: E♭ Major



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