It's the perfect marriage of joy and sorrow, and one of the most memorable collections of songs from the past year.

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It can stir people to action, move them to tears of both joy and sorrow, and as it did here inflict great pain.

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It's the perfect marriage of joy and sorrow.

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This music wraps all of our emotions -- whether it's love and loss, joy and sorrow, heartbreak and celebration -- it wraps it all into an art form that stirs our souls and it helps us rise above all our struggles.

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As anyone who's spent time in Africa will tell you, it's a diverse continent that's home to both immense joy and incredible sorrow.

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No one goes through life without both joy and pain, triumph and sorrow.

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They, praise be God, turned his gains into losses and his joy into sorrow.

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