Life at Best Is Very BriefWilliam James Kirkpatrick, 1885Anonymous, before 1893Public DomainNWC2MusicXML2011-07-2983615941232100100100100100100100100Life at Best Is Very BriefWilliam James Kirkpatrick, 1885From Hymnary.org (based on a score from the Cyber Hymnal)
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