Performances
Sheet Music
Scores
Editor
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Ira D. Sankey
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Publisher. Info.
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London: Morgan & Scott, ca. 1890.
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Copyright
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General Information
Work Title
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Let the Lower Lights be Burning
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Alternative. Title
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Brightly beams our Father's mercy
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Composer
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Bliss, Philip Paul
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPB 2
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Key
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B-flat major
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 verses
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1871
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Librettist
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composer
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Language
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English
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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mixed chorus (SATB)
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Navigation etc.
At night, a lighthouse provides the "upper light" but the lower lights on the ground are needed to safely sail a ship into the harbour.