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And the shepherds returned, glorifying...
Language: English 
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God 
for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was 
told unto them.

"Glory to God in the highest."

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Text Authorship:

  • by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Luke 2:20" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "Narration (4)" [soprano or mezzo-soprano, tenor, and baritone soli, boys' chorus, mixed chorus, and orchestra], from the cantata Hodie, no. 8. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail

This text was added to the website: 2006-07-26
Line count: 4
Word count: 30

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