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ANGELIQUE

Composer: Floyd Knight, Jr.

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Tune Information

Title: ANGELIQUE
Composer: Floyd Knight, Jr. (1980)
Meter: 10.10.10.10
Key: d minor
Copyright: music © 1980 Floyd Knight, Jr.

Texts

Holy and Good is the Gift of Desire

,Holy and good is the gift of desire,
God made our bodies for passion and fire,
Intending that love would draw from the flame,
Lives that would shine with God's image and name.

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Chalice Hymnal #509

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