I Come, O Lord

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I come, O Lord, my God, to Thee

Author: Einar Unseth
Tune: FEDERAL STREET
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Author: Einar Unseth

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First Line:	I come, O Lord, my God, to Thee
Title:	I Come, O Lord
Author:	Einar Unseth
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Language:	English
Copyright:	© Elmer Unseth

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FEDERAL STREET

Henry Kemble Oliver (b. Beverly, MA, 1800; d. Salem, MA, 1885) composed FEDERAL STREET in 1832, possibly as an imitation of earlier psalm tunes in long meter. He took it to a music class taught by Lowell Mason (who may have contributed to the harmony); Mason (PHH 96) published it in his Boston Acade…

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