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The great forerunner of the morn
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The great forerunner of the morn, |
the herald of the Word, is born; |
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and faithful hearts shall never fail |
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Words: The Venerable Bede (673-735); tr. John Mason Neale (1818-1866), alt.
Music: Ut queant laxis, plainsong, Mode 2, Theoretikerquellen MS., 12th cent.; acc. Richard Proulx (b. 1937)
Meter: LM
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