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Song of Bethlehem

Glory be to God in the highest

Author: John J. Hood
Published in 1 hymnal


Author: John J. Hood

Born: 1847, Scotland. Died: After 1929 (he was in the 1930 census). Hood ran a Gospel music publishing business in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from as early as 1875 to at least 1913. --www.hymntime.com/tch Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Glory be to God in the highest
Title: Song of Bethlehem
Author: John J. Hood
Refrain First Line: Hark, hark, the strain of holy rapture
Copyright: Public Domain

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Gems of Praise (Choice Collection of Sacred Melodies) #d43

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