Standing In The Need Of Prayer
for SATB a cappella choir, with treble solo
SKU: MDC-005
Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices
Instrumentation: Choral
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| Voicing: | SATB |
| Language: | English |
| Descriptive Tags: | Spirituals |
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