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739. O Beauty, Ever Ancient

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Text Information

• First Line: Oh, late have I loved you
• Title: O Beauty, Ever Ancient
• Author: Roc O'Connor, SJ, b. 1949
• Refrain First Line: O Beauty, ever ancient
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2012
• Topic: Conversion; Creation; Longing for God; Love of God for Us; Retreats; Rites of the Church: Penance (Reconciliation); Rites of the Church: Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: Rite of Entrance into the Order of Catechumens; Rites of the Church: Rite of Religious Profession; The Liturgical Year: Ash Wednesday; The Liturgical Year: Lent (Sundays and Weekdays); Trust
• Source: Based on a prayer from St. Augustine of Hippo's Confessions, ca. 400
• Copyright: © 2004, Robert F. O'Connor, SJ. Published by OCP
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Tune Information

• Name: [Oh, late have I loved you]
• Composer: Roc O'Connor, SJ
• Arranger: Tony Ward
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: © 2004, Robert F. O'Connor, SJ. Published by OCP