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Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: Keep them ringing, keep them rining, missionary bells Refrain First Line: Bells, bells, missionary bells Topics: Missionary Used With Tune: [Keep them ringing, keep them rining, missionary bells]

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[Keep them ringing, keep them rining, missionary bells]

Appears in 10 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 55671 17655 11366 Used With Text: Missionary Bells

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Missionary Bells

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The King of Kings #130 (1915) First Line: Keep them ringing, keep them ringing, missionary bells Refrain First Line: Bells! bells! missionary bells Lyrics: 1 Keep them ringing, keep them ringing, missionary bells, Pealing out the news of Jesus’ love; While our gifts we bring to Jesus, happy music swells, Telling of our blessed Friend above. Refrain: Bells! bells! missionary bells, Keep them ringing, keep them ringing, each a story tells; Sounding loud and free over land and sea, Keep them ringing, keep them ringing, missionary bells. 2 Keep them ringing, keep them ringing, let the children’s hands Pull the cords of love and faith and praise, Till the children now in darkness, hear of God’s commands, Learn to follow in the Savior’s ways. [Refrain] 3 Keep them ringing, keep them ringing, every one may share In the loving service of our King; Bring an off’ring, willing off’ring, wrap it up in pray’r; Help the missionary bells to ring. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Keep them ringing, keep them ringing, missionary bells]

Missionary Bells

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Special Songs #20 (1898) First Line: Keep them ringing, keep them ringing, missionary bells Refrain First Line: Bells! bells! missionary bells Languages: English Tune Title: [Keep them ringing, keep them ringing, missionary bells]

Missionary Bells

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Sing His Praise #20 (1902) First Line: Keep them ringing, keep them ringing, missionary bells Refrain First Line: Bells! bells! missionary bells Topics: Sing His Praise Languages: English Tune Title: [Keep them ringing, keep them ringing, missionary bells]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Missionary Bells" in Jubilant Voices for Sunday Schools and Devotional Meetings Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds. Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Keep them ringing, keep them ringing, missionary bells]" in Jubilant Voices for Sunday Schools and Devotional Meetings 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