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Text:Once in royal David's city
Adapter:Peter J. Horrobin, b. 1943
Adapter:Greg Leavers
Author:Cecil Frances Alexander, 1818-1895
Tune:IRBY
Arranger:David Valentine Willcocks, b. 1919
Composer:Henry John Gauntlett, 1805-1876
Harmonizer:Arthur Henry Mann, 1850-1929

331. Once in royal David's city

Text Information
First Line: Once in royal David's city
Author: Cecil Frances Alexander, 1818-1895
Adapter: Peter J. Horrobin, b. 1943
Adapter: Greg Leavers
Meter: 87 87 77
Language: English
Publication Date: 2004
Topic: Jesus Christ: His Birth
Copyright: Adapt. © Peter Horrobin and Greag Leavers / Ellel Ministries International
Tune Information
Name: IRBY
Composer: Henry John Gauntlett, 1805-1876
Harmonizer: Arthur Henry Mann, 1850-1929
Arranger: David Valentine Willcocks, b. 1919
Meter: 87 87 77
Key: G Major
Copyright: © Oxford University Press



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