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48003284 $3.25 M-051-45020-6 THE PROMISE OF LIVING SATBB
The Promise of Living from The Tender Land
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BOOSEY &HAWKES
.HA~·:~~~NARD® ~CORPORATION
7777 W. BLUEMOUND RD. P.O. BOX 13819 MILWAUKEE, WI 53213
THE PROMISE OF LIVING Thanksgiving Song from ~~The Tender Land"
\\"ords by HOR.-\CE EVERETT
Music by AARON COPLAND
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© Copyright 1954 by The Aaron Copland Fund For Music, Inc. Copyright Renewed. Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Sole Licensee. Copyright for all countries. All rights reserved. OCTB5020
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