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Text:Wake, awake, for night is flying
Author:Philipp Nicolai, 1556-1608
Translator:Catherine Winkworth, 1829-1878
Tune:WACHET AUF (NICOLAI)
Composer (attributed to):Philipp Nicolai, 1556-1608

134. Wake, awake, for night is flying

Text Information
First Line: Wake, awake, for night is flying
Title: Wake, awake, for night is flying
Author: Philipp Nicolai, 1556-1608
Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1829-1878
Language: English
Publication Date: 1930
Topic: God: The Lord Jesus Christ - His Coming in Glory
Notes: The slurs and small notes for verse 3 only.
Tune Information
Name: WACHET AUF (NICOLAI)
Composer (attributed to): Philipp Nicolai, 1556-1608
Key: C Major



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