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Text:Dear Child Farewell
Author:Mrs. Clint Shelton
Tune:[Before rejecting heav'n's control]
Composer:J. A. Graham

67. Dear Child Farewell

Text Information
First Line: Before rejecting heav'n's control
Title: Dear Child Farewell
Author: Mrs. Clint Shelton
Refrain First Line: 'Twill only be a little while
Language: English
Publication Date: 1925
Tune Information
Name: [Before rejecting heav'n's control]
Composer: J. A. Graham



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