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When the sun had sunk to rest

Text Information

First Line: When the sun had sunk to rest
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Gloria in excelsis Deo
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

GLORIA (French)

GLORIA is the French noel tune traditionally associated with this text. The popularity of this carol stems from its refrain–all those cascading phrases in which human beings imitate the angels' chorus. Try using the refrain by itself as a short choral introit during the Christmas season, perhaps w…

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