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Drop, drop, slow tears, and bathe those beau teous -
Drop, drop, slow tears, and bathe those beau teous -
Drop, drop, slow tears, and bathe those beau teous -
Drop, drop, slow tears, and bathe those beau teous -
Drop, drop, slow tears, and bathe those beau teous -
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feet, which brought from heav'n the news and Prince of
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feet, which brought from heav'n the news and Prince of
feet, which brought from heav'n the news and Prince of
feet, which brought from heav'n the news and Prince of
feet, which brought from heav'n the news the news and Prince of
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Orlando Gibbons
(1583-1625)
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peace. Cease not, wet eyes, His mer cies - to en-
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peace. Cease not, wet eyes, His mer cies - to en treat; - to
peace. Cease not, wet eyes, His mer cies - to en treat; -
peace. His mer cies - to en treat; - to cry for
peace. Cease not, wet eyes, His mer cies - to en treat; -
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treat; to cry for ven geance - sin doth nev er - cease.
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cry for ven geance - sin doth nev er, - nev er - cease. In your deep
to cry for ven geance - sin doth nev er - cease. In
ven geance - sin doth nev er - cease, dothnev er - cease. In
to cry for ven geance - sin doth nev er - cease. In your deep
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In your deep oods drown all my faults and
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oods drown all my faults and fears; nor
your deep oods drown all my faults and fears;
your deep oods drown all my faults and
oods drown all my faults and fears;
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fears; nor let his eye see sin but through my tears.
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let his eye see sin, see sin, but through my tears.
nor let his eye see sin, but through my tears.
fears; nor let his eye see sin, but through my tears.
nor let his eye see sin, but through my tears.
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