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Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Song lyrics to Hark! the Herald Angels Sing was written by Charles Wesley (brother of John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Church) in 1739.
Song lyrics to Hark! the Herald Angels Sing was written by Charles Wesley (brother of John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Church) in 1739.  Originally sung to a different tune, the current version is taken from a cantata composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1840.
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Angels we have heard on high

Song lyrics to Angels we have heard on high, translated from a tra­di­tion­al French car­ol (Les Anges dans Nos Cam­pagnes); trans­lat­ed from French to Eng­lish by James Chad­wick (1862)
Song lyrics to Angels we have heard on high, translated from a tra­di­tion­al French car­ol (Les Anges dans Nos Cam­pagnes); trans­lat­ed from French to Eng­lish by James Chad­wick (1862)
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Hallelujah Chorus

Song lyrics to the Hallelujah Chorus - no really, there’s more words than just ‘Hallelujah’ (Praise the Lord, all ye people)
Song lyrics to the Hallelujah Chorus – no really, there’s more words than just ‘Hallelujah’ (Praise the Lord, all ye people)
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It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Song lyrics to It Came Upon a Midnight Clear – written by Edmund Hamilton Sears in 1849 as a poem.  The music for It Came Upon A Midnight Clear was composed by Richard Storrs Willis in 1859.
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