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Author (refrain): Anonymous
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NEW BRITAIN (also known as AMAZING GRACE) was originally a folk tune, probably sung slowly with grace notes and melodic embellishments. Typical of the Appalachian tunes from the southern United States, NEW BRITAIN is pentatonic with melodic figures that outline triads. It was first published as a hy…
Display Title: Cherokee Hymn 87: Christ’s Second ComingFirst Line: Oonehlahnuhhee OowehjeeTune Title: [Alas! and did my Savior bleed]Author: Anon.; Marilyn M. HofstraDate: 1992Subject: Jesus Christ | Second Coming; Kingdom of God |Source: Stanzas: Cherokee Hymn Book
Display Title: Cherokee Hymn 87: Christ’s Second ComingFirst Line: Oonehlahnuhhee oowehjeeTune Title: [Amazing grace! How sweet the sound]Author: Marilyn M. HofstraDate: 1992Subject: Confession | ; Jesus Christ | Second Coming; Kingdom of God |Source: Cherokee Hymn Book
Display Title: Cherokee Hymn 87: Christ's Second ComingFirst Line: Oonehlahnuhhee Oowehjee (ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎢᎦgᎤᏴᎮᎢ)Tune Title: [Oonehlahnuhhee Oowehjee]Author: Marilyn M. HofstraDate: 1992Subject: Jesus Christ | Second Coming; Kingdom of God |Source: Cherokee Hymn Book