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Blest by the sun, the olive tree

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Translator: Richard Rutt

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First Line: Blest by the sun, the olive tree
Translator: Richard Rutt
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Source: Early Latin hymn
Language: English
Copyright: © Used by permission of the author

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GONFALON ROYAL

Percy C. Buck (b. West Ham, Essex, England, 1871; d. Hindhead, Haslemere, Surrey, England, 1947), director of music at the well-known British boys' academy Harrow School, wrote GONFALON ROYAL for “The royal banners forward go” (gonfalon is an ancient Anglo-Norman word meaning banner). Buck publi…

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SOLEMNIS HAEC FESTIVITAS


RUSHFORD


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Ancient and Modern #166a

Ancient and Modern #166b

Audio

Common Praise #131a

Common Praise #131b

The New English Hymnal #512

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