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All Hail! Happy Greeting
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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All Hail! Happy Greeting by George B. Holsinger — Lyrics
All hail! happy greeting
To one and all!
Let joy and peace this hour abound,
For ’tis the time of jubilee,
Let ev’ry one enjoy this hour of merry festal glee.
May pleasures pure, and unalloyed, be unto us, assembled here,
Hail, festal day! Hail, festal day! We’ll let the merry music cheer.
Let all today
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About All Hail! Happy Greeting
George B. Holsinger's All Hail! Happy Greeting is an SATB part-song for mixed choir. Written in English, it falls within the secular tradition of choral music. The text expresses pure unalloyed pleasure and merry festal glee, calling for joy and peace to abound and for care to be driven away. The music is intended to cheer and to celebrate the fleeting moments of a happy, festive day, encouraging singers and listeners alike to be gay of heart and join in a song of welcome. It is a delightful piece for a celebratory occasion, full of light and good spirits.
