The Constitution As It Is

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We talk of the home of the brave

Author: L. D. Avery-Stuttle
Tune: CONTRAST (German)
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	EARLY AMERICAN FOLK HYMNS FOR ORGAN (A C…

Author: L. D. Avery-Stuttle

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First Line:	We talk of the home of the brave
Title:	The Constitution As It Is
Author:	L. D. Avery-Stuttle
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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CONTRAST (German)

The tune most commonly known as CONTRAST is a German folk tune. In American shape-note tradition the tune is known as GREEN FIELDS or GREENFIELDS. J. S. Bach quoted it in his "Peasant Cantata," but he did not compose it. It has also been misattributed to Maria DeFleury and to Lewis Edson. Edson wrot…

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