Why, Mighty Hero, Must You Boast

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Source: Christian Worship: Psalter #52A
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Author: David G. Preston

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Text Information

First Line: Why, mighty hero, must you boast
Title: Why, Mighty Hero, Must You Boast
Author: David G. Preston
Meter: 8.6.8.6 D
Language: English
Copyright: © The Jubilate Group, admin. Hope Publishing Company
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Tune

SHEPHERDS' PIPES

Annabeth McClelland Gay (b. Ottawa, IL, 1925) composed SHEPHERDS' PIPES in 1952, and her husband matched it with a hymn text to send as Christmas greetings. She wrote, "When I played it for him, he said, 'I wonder if Palestinian shepherds played on pipes, because that's what this tune reminds me of.…

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SALVATION (Boyd)


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Christian Worship #52A

Christian Worship #52A

Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship #52

Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship #52
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