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GLOUCESTER (Williams)

GLOUCESTER (Williams)

Composer: C. Lee Williams
Published in 2 hymnals


Composer: C. Lee Williams

b. May 1, 1853; English composer, organist, chorister, conductor, and editor; resigned as Gloucester Cathedral organist in 1897, age 44; d. 1935 LOC Name Authority files Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: GLOUCESTER (Williams)
Composer: C. Lee Williams
Meter: 7.7.7.7 D
Incipit: 32356 51436 5242
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Texts

Lead Me

Jesus, merciful and mild,
Lead me as a helpless child;
On no other arm but Thine
Would my weary soul recline.
Thou art ready to forgive,
Thou canst bid the sinner live;
Guide the wanderer, day by day,
In the strait and narrow way.

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When the morning paints the skies

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Instances

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The Church Hymnal #611a

The Church Hymnal #611a

The Home and School Hymnal #189b

The Home and School Hymnal #189b
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