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[Upon a wide and stormy sea] (Gabriel)

[Upon a wide and stormy sea] (Gabriel)

Composer: Chas. H. Gabriel (1909)
Published in 53 hymnals


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Composer: Chas. H. Gabriel

Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Upon a wide and stormy sea] (Gabriel)
Composer: Chas. H. Gabriel (1909)
Meter: 8.8.8.6 with refrain
Incipit: 35451 76535 25234
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #5880
Text: Sail On!
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African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #369

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The Cyber Hymnal #5880

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