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Beehoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is a choral symphony, his final complete symphony,composed between 1822 and 1824. The symphony is regarded by many critics and musicologists as a masterpiece of Western classical music and one of the supreme achievements in the history of music.

The Ninth was the first example of a major composer scoring vocal parts in a symphony. The final movement of the symphony, commonly known as the "Ode to Joy", had text adapted from the "An die Freude (Ode to Joy)", a poem written by Friedrich Schiller in 1785 and revised in 1803, with additional text written by Beethoven. In the 20th century, an instrumental arrangement of the chorus was adopted by the Council of Europe, and later the European Union, as the Anthem of Europe.
The British songwriter Ross Parker wrote the English lyrics, which is also known as "A Song of Joy". I have modified them to be gender neutral.