Descant composed for the Ordination of Vern Barber, 30 May 2009, at St.

Paul's Episcopal Church, Hudson, Wisconsin

Alleluia! sing to Jesus!

Words: William Chatterdon Dix (1837-1898) Music: HYFRYDOL (87. 87. D) by Rowland Hugh Prichard (1811-1887) Descant by Charles H. Giffen, 2009

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tri - umph, near us, sin ful Ma ry, tri - umph,

Descant copyright 2010 by Charles H. Giffen for the Choral Public Domain Library (www.cpdl.org). May be freely copied, distributed, performed or recorded.

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