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Hallelujah Chorus

Georg Frederic Handel

Halleluiah!
For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.

The kingdom of this world
Is become the Kingdom of our Lord,
And of His Christ,
And He shall reign for ever and ever.

King of Kings, and Lord of Lords,
And He shall reign for ever and ever.
Halleluiah!

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From Messiah | Written c. 1741

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