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| Count Your Blessings | |
|---|---|
| by Johnson Oatman | |
 E. O. Excell | |
| Genre | Hymn |
| Written | 1897 |
| Meter | 11.11.11.11 with refrain |
| Melody | "Blessings" by E. O. Excell |
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