How precious and pure is the truth!

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How precious and pure is the truth!

Tune: CONTRAST (German)
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	EARLY AMERICAN FOLK HYMNS FOR ORGAN (A C…

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First Line:	How precious and pure is the truth!
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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CONTRAST (German)

The tune most commonly known as CONTRAST is a German folk tune. In American shape-note tradition the tune is known as GREEN FIELDS or GREENFIELDS. J. S. Bach quoted it in his "Peasant Cantata," but he did not compose it. It has also been misattributed to Maria DeFleury and to Lewis Edson. Edson wrot…

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