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First Line:
Once in royal David's city Stood a lowly cattle-shed
Title:
Once in Royal David's City
Author:
Cecil Frances Alexander (1848)
Meter:
8.7.8.7.7.7
Language:
English
Copyright:
Public Domain

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Title:
IRBY
Composer:
Henry J. Gauntlett (1849)
Meter:
8.7.8.7.7.7
Copyright:
Public Domain