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Church Activities | May 17, 2013

Did Mary Baker Eddy ask that one of her hymns be sung in church every Sunday?

While Eddy did ask that one of her hymns be sung in church about every Sunday, her suggestion was specifically directed towards the services in The Mother Church. We have not located any document in which she discusses the frequency of singing her hymns in branch Churches of Christ, Scientist.

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