LONG TIME AGO (11712)

Composer: Anonymous

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Tune Information

Title: LONG TIME AGO (11712)
Composer: Anonymous
Meter: 8.4.8.4
Incipit: 11712 16153 21243
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Long Time Ago

Jesus died on Calvary's mountain,
Long time ago,
And salvation's rolling fountain,
Now freely flows!

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Arrangements

Piano Solo

  • Sketches in Ivory: Sacred Arrangements for Piano
    Composer/Editor Brad Nix
    Published By: Shawnee Press, Inc. (2012) pp. 10

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The New Jubilee Harp #180

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