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Text:Christ Is the World's True Light
Author:George Wallace Briggs
Tune:ST. JOAN
Composer:Percy E. B. Coller

326. Christ Is the World's True Light

Text Information
First Line: Christ is the world's true Light
Title: Christ Is the World's True Light
Author: George Wallace Briggs (1931, alt. 1972)
Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6.
Publication Date: 1972
Scripture:
Topic: Service for the Lord's Day: Opening of Worship; Service for the Lord's Day: Conclusion of Worship; Christian Year: Epiphany (5 more...)
Copyright: Words altered from Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition; used by permission of Oxford University Press.
Tune Information
Name: ST. JOAN
Composer: Percy E. B. Coller (1941)
Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6.
Key: C Major
Copyright: Music used by permission of The Church Pension Fund.



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