Glory, Hallelujah

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1. Joy to the earth! The Prince of Peace
His ban­ner has un­furled;
Let strife, and sin, and er­ror cease,
And joy per­vade the world,
And joy per­vade the world.

2. Praise ye the Lord! for truth and grace
His word and life dis­play;
Let ev­ery soul His love em­brace,
And own its gen­tle sway,
And own its gen­tle sway.

3. Peace on the earth, good will to men,
Embrace the Gos­pel plan;
Let that sweet strain be heard again,
Which an­gel tongues be­gan,
Which an­gel tongues be­gan.

4. Joy to the isles and lands afar!
Messiah reigns ab­ove;
Let ev­ery eye be­hold the star,
The star of light and love—
The star of light and love.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16728

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Author: Abel C. Thomas

Thomas, Rev. Abel Charles. (Exeter, Pennsylvania, July 11, 1807--September 27, 1880, Tacony, Penn.). A Universalist minister whose most important pastorate was at the Lombard Street Church, Philadelphia, 1830-1839, and again 1848-1863. A controversial writer and speaker. He edited Hymns of Zion, Philadelphia, 1839, the first Universalist hymn book to contain tunes. Five of his hymns are included in Church Harmonies: New and Old, 1895: 1. Far as Creation's bounds extend, 2. God of creation, our Father and Saviour, 3. O, where shall rest be found, 4. Praise ye the Lord, 5. Thou, whose wide extended sway. --Henry Wilder Foote, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Joy to the earth, the Prince of Peace
Title: Glory, Hallelujah
Author: Abel C. Thomas
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Sing glory hallelujah, hosanna to the King
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

CHRISTMAS (Handel)

The tune is based on the the beginning of the soprano aria "Non vi piacque ingiusti dei" from the opera "Siroe"

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[O joy to earth, the Prince of peace]


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