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Signing of the Senses

Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Receive the cross on your forehead Refrain First Line: By this sign may you receive Christ's love Used With Tune: [Receive the cross on your forehead]

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[Receive the cross on your forehead]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Randall DeBruyn, b. 1947 Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 53455 55345 56455 Used With Text: Signing of the Senses

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Signing of the Senses

Hymnal: Glory and Praise (3rd. ed.) #403 (2015) First Line: Receive the cross on your forehead Topics: Rites of the Church Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: Signing of the Senses; Rites of the Church Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: Mystagogia Languages: English Tune Title: [Receive the cross on your forehead]

Signing of the Senses

Hymnal: Journeysongs (3rd ed.) #513 (2012) First Line: Receive the cross on your forehead Refrain First Line: By this sign may you receive Christ's love Topics: Rites of the Church Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: Mystagogia; Rites of the Church Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: Signing of the Senses Languages: English Tune Title: [Receive the cross on your forehead]

Signing of the Senses

Hymnal: Journeysongs (2nd ed.) #537 (2003) First Line: Receive the cross on your forehead Refrain First Line: By this sign may you receive Christ's love Languages: English Tune Title: [Receive the cross on your forehead]

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Randall Keith DeBruyn

b. 1947 Person Name: Randall DeBruyn, b. 1947 Composer of "[Receive the cross on your forehead]" in Glory and Praise (3rd. ed.)

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