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314a. O Lord of every shining constellation

Text Information
First Line: O Lord of every shining constellation
Author: A. F. Bayly (1901-1984)
Meter: 11 10 11 10
Language: English
Publication Date: 1987
Topic: God's World: Work and Leisure, Art and Science
Copyright: © Oxford University Press
ONE LICENSE: 50051
Tune Information
Name: PUTNEY
Composer: Simon Beckley (born 1938)
Arranger: Noël Tredinnick (born 1949)
Meter: 11 10 11 10
Incipit: 53215 67121
Key: G Major
Copyright: © Simon Beckley; arr. © Noël Tredinnick
Notes: Alternative tune: HIGHWOOD (314b



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