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Artist: Malvina Reynolds
Canonical path: /malvina-reynolds/eight-candles
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Eight Candles
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Eight Candles
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Eight candles shine for the Maccabees.
Eight candles shine for the Maccabees.
Down from the mountains with Liberty's sword,
They came like the flame of the Lord.
Chorus:
Dance the horah,
Light the menorah,
This is the time of joy.
The road to freedom we take today
With the Maccabees leading the way.
Eight candles shine for the Maccabees.
Eight candles shine for the Maccabees.
The tyrant was routed with all of his men,
And the temple made holy again.
(Chorus)
Eight candles shine for the Maccabees.
Eight candles shine for the Maccabees.
Hanukah's children will never forget
The glory that shines for us yet.
(Chorus)
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Malvina Reynolds performs "Eight Candles", and this lyric page sits inside the Malvina Reynolds catalog on LyroVerse.
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