Johann Sebastian Bach: His Work and Influence on the Music of Germany, 1685-1750, Volume 1Novello, limited, 1899 |
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Page 42 - And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. // And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony: and they loved not their lives unto the death.
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