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First Line:
I love to tell the story Of unseen things above
Title:
I Love to Tell the Story
Author:
Kate Hankey (1866)
Author (refrain):
William G. Fischer (1869)
Meter:
7.6.7.6 D with refrain
Language:
English
Refrain First Line:
I love to tell the story
Notes:
Spanish translation: See "Grato es contar la historia" by Juan Bautista Cabrera Ivars; Swahili translation: See: "Napenda kulitangaza"
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Title:
HANKEY (Fischer)
Composer:
W. G. Fischer (1869)
Meter:
7.6.7.6 D with refrain
Copyright:
Public Domain