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Hearken, All! What Holy Singing

Author: Anonymous Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 7 hymnals Refrain First Line: Gloria in excelsis Deo Lyrics: 1. Hearken, all! what holy singing Now is sounding from the sky! ’Tis a hymn with grandeur ringing, Sung by voices clear and high. Refrain Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo. 2. On the plain, the simple shepherds Watched their flocks the long night through; From on high they heard the voices, Sounding through the heavenly blue. [Refrain] 3. See, within the manger lowly, Wide the Christ Child spreads His arms. Raise to Him your joyful voices, Sing we all Noel, Noel. [Refrain] Used With Tune: GLORIA

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GLORIA

Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 228 hymnals Tune Sources: Old French carol Tune Key: F Major or modal Incipit: 33355 43323 53213 Used With Text: Hearken, All! What Holy Singing

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Hearken, All! What Holy Singing

Author: Anonymous Hymnal: The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #87 (1999) Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Refrain First Line: Gloria in excelsis Deo Lyrics: 1 Hearken, all! What holy singing Now is sounding from the sky! ’Tis a hymn with grandeur ringing, Sung by voices clear and high. Refrain: Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo. 2 On the plain, the simple shepherds Watch'd their flocks the long night thro'; From on high they heard the voices, Sounding thro' the heavenly blue. [Refrain] 3 See, within the manger lowly, Wide the Christ child spreads His arms. Raise to Him your joyful voices, Sing we all Noel, Noel. [Refrain] Topics: Advent and Nativity Languages: English Tune Title: GLORIA

Hearken, All! What Holy Singing

Author: Anonymous Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #2233 Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Refrain First Line: Gloria in excelsis Deo Lyrics: 1. Hearken, all! what holy singing Now is sounding from the sky! ’Tis a hymn with grandeur ringing, Sung by voices clear and high. Refrain Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo. 2. On the plain, the simple shepherds Watched their flocks the long night through; From on high they heard the voices, Sounding through the heavenly blue. [Refrain] 3. See, within the manger lowly, Wide the Christ Child spreads His arms. Raise to Him your joyful voices, Sing we all Noel, Noel. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: GLORIA

Hearken, All! What Holy Singing

Author: Unknown Hymnal: Christian Youth Hymnal #10 (1948) Refrain First Line: Gloria in excelcis Deo Topics: Christ's Birth - Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: GLORIA

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Author of "Hearken, All! What Holy Singing" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.