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Circle of Love Lyrics by Dolly Parton
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Circle of Love quick summary
- Recording: “Circle of Love” is credited to Dolly Parton.
- Released: Oct 2, 2020 on “A Holly Dolly Christmas”.
- Length: The recording runs 3:42.
- Genre: Filed under Country.
- Lyrics: This page has 26 lyric lines and 27 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
- Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
- Written by: Dolly Parton.
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Circle of Love lyrics by Dolly Parton
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0:17Circle of love, halo of light
0:25When Jesus was born on that Christmas night
0:33And oh, what a night that holy night was
0:42When Bethlehem glowed in a circle of love
0:51God sent his son, His great gift to us
0:59Salvation for all, He loved us that much
1:07We honor and praise that gift from above
1:16He holds all of us in a circle of love
1:24Circle of love, halo of light
1:33When Jesus was born on that Christmas night
1:41And oh, what a night that holy night was
1:49When Bethlehem glowed (when Bethlehem glowed)
1:54In a circle of love
1:58Happy birthday to You, we praise and we sing
2:06We celebrate You, we're so glad You came
2:15Happy birthday dear Jesus, let us lift You up
2:23How thankful we are for all of Your love
2:32So Jesus was born, wore His crown of thorns
2:38And He gave it all up to save all of us
2:45Circle of love, halo of light
2:53When Jesus was born (when Jesus was born)
2:57On that Christmas night (Christmas night)
3:02And oh, what a night that holy night was
3:10When Bethlehem glowed in a circle of love
3:23A circle of love
3:27Circle of love
3:32♪
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Circle of Love song profile
“Circle of Love” by Dolly Parton is identified here by its recording fields, credits, chart snapshot and synchronized lyric data. Continue with more Dolly Parton lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Country song lyrics.
- Oct 2, 2020Released
- 3:42Length
- 26Lyric lines
- 27Timed cues
- 195sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “Circle of Love” by Dolly Parton
- 27 ordered lyric timestamps verified
- Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
- Recording identified by ISRC ZZOPM2003060
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Release record
The release record places this version on “A Holly Dolly Christmas.” The earliest source-linked release date stored for this version is 2020-10-02. The duration attached to the recording is 3:42. Stored songwriter information names Dolly Parton. This version is filed under ISRC ZZOPM2003060.
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- Album / release
- A Holly Dolly Christmas
- Released
- 2020-10-02
- Length
- 3:42
- Written by
- Dolly Parton
- ISRC
- ZZOPM2003060
- Recording source
- MusicBrainz record ↗
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