Itunes purchased songs not available on my PC.

I purchased some music from Itunes and downloaded it to my comp.....the album and songs show in my itunes library, but it won't play them and gives me the message the"original file can't be found". It also does not show the icloud icon beside the songs. When I go to my purchases in itunes it does not give the option to re down load the songs. The crazy thing is that the songs are on my iphone. Help please! How do I get the songs back on my PC?

Delete them from the iTunes library on your computer and redownload them by opening the iTunes Store > Purchased (in the Quick Links section on the right) > sign in > Music

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