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Glory to God on High! All glory forever! Glory!

Author: Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary (Summit, N.J.)

The Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary is a Dominican convent in Summit, New Jersey. It was founded in 1919. Go to person page >

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First Line: Glory to God on High! All glory forever! Glory!
Author: Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary (Summit, N.J.)
Meter: 14.14.14
Source: Inspired by the Russian text Slava Bogu na nyebye (1815)
Language: English
Copyright: © 1982 by The Dominican Nuns of Summit N.J.
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Tune

SLAVA BOGU

A favorite Russian folk tune, SLAVA BOGU was used by several famous composers in their works. Ludwig van Beethoven incorporated the melody into the trio of his second Rasumovsky String Quartet (Op. 59), Rimsky-Korsakov used it in his cantata Slava, and Modest Mussorgsky employed the tune in the coro…

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The Summit Choirbook #505

The Summit Choirbook #505
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