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Text:The race that long in darkness pined
Author:John Morison (c. 1750-1798)
Tune:SHILOH
Composer:William Billings (1746-1800)

21. The race that long in darkness pined

Text Information
First Line: The race that long in darkness pined
Author: John Morison (c. 1750-1798)
Meter: C.M. (D). with Repeat
Language: English
Publication Date: 1983
Scripture:
Topic: Advent
Source: Scottish Paraphrases (1781); Doxology from an early American source
Tune Information
Name: SHILOH
Composer: William Billings (1746-1800)
Meter: C.M. (D). with Repeat
Key: F Major or modal
Source: The Suffolk Harmony (1786)
Notes: Upper parts inverted and slightly altered by DNS.



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