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Author: Priscilla J. Owens Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Hear the welcome bells of heaven Refrain First Line: Come to Jesus, come to Jesus Lyrics: 1 Hear the welcome bells of heaven Calling weary wand’rers home,— Come where peace and joy are given, Come to Jesus,—all may come. Refrain: Come to Jesus, come to Jesus,— Hark! the sweet bells call us home; Come to Jesus, come to Jesus, Come and welcome,—all may come. 2 Come, ye sad and heavy-laden, With the weight of sin oppressed, At his feet cast down your burden, Christ will give your sweetest rest. [Refrain] 3 Leave your doubts and fears behind you, Whosoever will may come; Leave the darkness and the danger, Christ will guide you safely home. [Refrain] 4 Poor wayfarer, old and lonely, Come, ‘tis dark and growing late, Enter now the door of mercy, Kindest welcomes for you wait. [Refrain] 5 Little children, too, are welcome: “Suffer them to come to me;” Blessed Saviour, thou art calling; Help us all to come to thee. [Refrain] 6 When in mansions bright we gather, In the Palace of the King, “Come, ye blessed of my Father,” Sweetly shall the joy bells ring. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Hear the welcome bells of heaven]

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[Hear the welcome bells of heaven]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 51133 27551 31712 Used With Text: Welcome Bells of Heaven

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Welcome Bells of Heaven

Author: Priscilla J. Owens Hymnal: Showers of Blessing #73 (1888) First Line: Hear the welcome bells of heaven Refrain First Line: Come to Jesus, come to Jesus Lyrics: 1 Hear the welcome bells of heaven Calling weary wand’rers home,— Come where peace and joy are given, Come to Jesus,—all may come. Refrain: Come to Jesus, come to Jesus,— Hark! the sweet bells call us home; Come to Jesus, come to Jesus, Come and welcome,—all may come. 2 Come, ye sad and heavy-laden, With the weight of sin oppressed, At his feet cast down your burden, Christ will give your sweetest rest. [Refrain] 3 Leave your doubts and fears behind you, Whosoever will may come; Leave the darkness and the danger, Christ will guide you safely home. [Refrain] 4 Poor wayfarer, old and lonely, Come, ‘tis dark and growing late, Enter now the door of mercy, Kindest welcomes for you wait. [Refrain] 5 Little children, too, are welcome: “Suffer them to come to me;” Blessed Saviour, thou art calling; Help us all to come to thee. [Refrain] 6 When in mansions bright we gather, In the Palace of the King, “Come, ye blessed of my Father,” Sweetly shall the joy bells ring. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Hear the welcome bells of heaven]

Welcome Bells of Heaven

Author: Priscilla J. Owens Hymnal: Redemption Songs #73 (1889) First Line: Hear the welcome bells of heaven Refrain First Line: Come to Jesus, come to Jesus Tune Title: [Hear the welcome bells of heaven]

Welcome Bells of Heaven

Author: Priscilla J. Owens Hymnal: Sacred Trio #73 (1889) First Line: Hear the welcome bells of heaven Refrain First Line: Come to Jesus, come to Jesus Tune Title: [Hear the welcome bells of heaven]

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Priscilla Jane Owens

1829 - 1907 Person Name: Priscilla J. Owens Author of "Welcome Bells of Heaven" in Showers of Blessing Owens, Priscilla Jane, was born July 21, 1829, of Scotch and Welsh descent, and is now (1906) resident at Baltimore, where she is engaged in public-school work. For 50 years Miss Owen has interested herself in Sunday-school work, and most of her hymns were written for children's services. Her hymn in the Scotch Church Hymnary, 1898, "We have heard a joyful sound" (Missions), was written for a Sunday-school Mission Anniversary, and the words were adapted to the chorus "Vive le Roi" in the opera The Huguenots. [Rev. James Bonar, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix II (1907) ========================= Owens, Priscilla Jane. (July 21, 1829--December 5, 1907). Of Scottish and Welsh ancestry, she spent her entire life in Baltimore. She was a public school teacher there for 49 years. She was a member of the Union Square Methodist Church and took particular interest in its Sunday School. Her literary efforts, both in prose and poetry, appeared in such religious periodicals as the Methodist Protestant and the Christian Standard. --William J. Reynolds, DNAH Archives

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Hear the welcome bells of heaven]" in Showers of Blessing William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman