How happy are these little ones

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First Line: How happy are these little ones
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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NEW BRITAIN

NEW BRITAIN (also known as AMAZING GRACE) was originally a folk tune, probably sung slowly with grace notes and melodic embellishments. Typical of the Appalachian tunes from the southern United States, NEW BRITAIN is pentatonic with melodic figures that outline triads. It was first published as a hy…

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MARTYRDOM (Wilson)

MARTYRDOM was originally an eighteenth-century Scottish folk melody used for the ballad "Helen of Kirkconnel." Hugh Wilson (b. Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland, c. 1766; d. Duntocher, Scotland, 1824) adapted MARTYRDOM into a hymn tune in duple meter around 1800. A triple-meter version of the tune was fir…

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Instances

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns Suited to the Various Occasions of Public Worship #d137

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns Suited to the Various Occasions of Public Worship #d137
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #A20

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #A20

Appendix to Mennonite Hymn Book #d18

Appendix to Mennonite Hymn Book #d18
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Church and Sunday School Hymnal with Supplement #167

Church and Sunday School Hymnal with Supplement #167
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Deutsches Lieder- und Melodienbuch #a83

Deutsches Lieder- und Melodienbuch #a83
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Hymns and Tunes #83

Hymns and Tunes #83
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