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Latest revision as of 02:18, 28 July 2007
Incipit (from the Latin for "it begins") is a term used to denote the first word or words of a hymn, used as a title or identifier. The incipit is the same as the beginning of the first line of the lyrics, but may be much shorter than the first line.
