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768. Be Silent, Be Silent

Text Information
First Line: Be silent, be silent
Title: Be Silent, Be Silent
Author: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915
Refrain First Line: Tread softly, tread softly
Meter: 6.5.6.5.D.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1972
Scripture:
Topic: Book Four: Occasional Selections, Gospel Songs and Hymns
Notes: Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord. Zech. 2:13.
Tune Information
Name: TREAD SOFTLY
Composer: William Howard Doane, 1832-1915
Meter: 6.5.6.5.D.
Key: B♭ Major
Notes: M.M. 80



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