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GOD IS SO GOOD

Arranger: John Watson; Composer: Paul Makai (c. 1970); Transcriber: Marilyn Foulkes (c. 1970)
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Arranger: John Watson

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Composer: Paul Makai

Paul Makai has been a leader in the Evangelical Church of Zambia since 1978 and is currently Dean of Students at Namibia Evangelical Theological Seminary in Windhoek, Namibia. He has written and composed numerous songs, most of which have been credited as "Anonymous" or "African Traditional." Dianne Shapiro, from Namibia Evangelical Theological Seminary (http://www.nets.edu.na) and an email from John Freeman, former director of AEF Australia (African Evangelical Fellowship/SIM) who met Makai in the late 1980's Go to person page >

Transcriber: Marilyn Foulkes

Marilynn Foulkes was a missionary with the SAGF/AEF (South African Global Mission/African Evangelical Fellowship - now under SIM). Dianne Shapiro, from email from John Freeman, former Director of AEF in Australia Go to person page >

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Title:	GOD IS SO GOOD
Composer:	Paul Makai (c. 1970)
Transcriber:	Marilyn Foulkes (c. 1970)
Arranger:	John Watson
Place Of Origin:	Africa
Meter:	Irregular
Incipit:	11322 24333 54243
Key:	D Major/E♭ Major
Source:	Traditional
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Published By: John W. Peterson Music Company (1989) pp. 77
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Published By: Bradley Publications (1980) pp. 53

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Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2013) pp. 7
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Published By: John Rich Music Press (1997) pp. 23
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Published By: Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (1988) pp. 14
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Composer/Editor W. Elmo Mercer
Published By: Stamps-Baxter Music (1984) pp. 30
More Keyboard Duets: For Organ and Piano
Composer/Editor Fred Bock
Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1974) pp. 6

Instruments: Piano and Keyboard Duet

Synthesizer Praise
Composer/Editor Larry Shackley
Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1988) pp. 13

Piano Duet+: Piano Duet One Piano

Sacred Music for Piano Duet
Composer/Editor Robert D. Vandall
Published By: Myklas Music Press (1990) pp. 2

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GOD IS SO GOOD

Arranger: John Watson

Composer: Paul Makai

Transcriber: Marilyn Foulkes

Tune Information

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Piano/Organ

Handbells

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Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations: Trumpet Descant

Organ Solo

Piano Solo

Piano and Organ Duet

Instruments: Piano and Keyboard Duet

Piano Duet+: Piano Duet One Piano

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Baptist Hymnal 1991 #23

The Cyber Hymnal #1788

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