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Text:Child of the Poor
Author:Scott Soper, b. 1961
Tune:[Helpless and hungry, lowly he lies]
Composer:Scott Soper, b. 1961

366. Child of the Poor

Text Information
First Line: Helpless and hungry, lowly he lies
Title: Child of the Poor
Author: Scott Soper, b. 1961
Refrain First Line: Who is this who lives with the lowly
Language: English
Publication Date: 2003
Copyright: © 1994, Scott Soper. Published by OCP Publications
ONE LICENSE: 80115
Tune Information
Name: [Helpless and hungry, lowly he lies]
Composer: Scott Soper, b. 1961
Key: e minor or modal
Copyright: © 1994, Scott Soper. Published by OCP Publications



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