GOD’S COVENANT WITH ISRAEL

69 I, the Lord of Sea and Sky

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2 I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne #- peo - ple’s &$
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bread I will pro - vide till their hearts be sat - is - 0

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TEXT: Daniel L. Schutte, 1981, alt. HERE I AM (Schutte)
MUSIC: Daniel L. Schutte, 1981; harm. Alfred V. Fedak, 2011 7.7.7.4.D with refrain
Text and Music © 1981, 2000 OCP