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Words: John M. Neale (1818-1866);
first appeared in Carols for
Christmas-Tide, 1853, by Neale
and Thomas Helmore. Neale
may have written the hymn
some time earlier: he related
the story on which it is based
in Deeds of Faith (1849). The
historical Wenceslas was
Duke of Bohemia.
Saint Wenceslaus I Duke of Bohemia |
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