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[Ring the merry, merry Christmas bells]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 12334 45316 66565 Used With Text: Ring the Merry Bells

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: Ring the merry, merry Christmas bells Refrain First Line: Bells of love, and peace, and gladness Topics: Christmas Used With Tune: [Ring the merry, merry Christmas bells]

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Ring the Merry Bells

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The King of Kings #137 (1915) First Line: Ring the merry, merry Christmas bells Refrain First Line: Bells of love and peace and gladness Lyrics: 1 Ring the merry, merry Christmas bells, Ring them far and near; Pealing over hills and dells, Bid the world good cheer. Golden hopes and mem’ries holy Cluster round the manger lowly; Ring the bells, ring the bells, Ring the merry bells. Refrain: Bells of love and peace and gladness Charm away the tho’t of sadness, Ring the merry, merry bells, Ring the merry, merry bells. Tell anew the dear old story, Glory in the highest, glory; Ring the bells, ring the bells, Ring the merry bells. 2 Ring the merry, merry Christmas bells, Wake the jubilee; Hark, the blessed music swells Over land and sea. Tell the wondrous news from heaven, “Unto us a Son is given;” Ring the bells, ring the bells, Ring the merry bells. [Refrain] 3 Ring the merry, merry Christmas bells, Thro’ the starry night; Ev’ry note the day foretells, Noontide splendor bright. Christ, the Morning Star, is shining, Light that never knows declining; Ring the bells, ring the bells, Ring the merry bells. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Ring the merry, merry Christmas bells]

Ring the Merry Bells

Author: E. E. H. Hymnal: Special Songs and Services #38 (1893) First Line: Ring the merry, merry Christmas bells Refrain First Line: Bells of love, and peace, and gladness Languages: English Tune Title: [Ring the merry, merry Christmas bells]

Ring the Merry Bells

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Worship and Service #113 (1916) First Line: Ring the merry, merry Christmas bells Refrain First Line: Bells of love, and peace, and gladness Topics: Christmas Tune Title: [Ring the merry, merry Christmas bells]

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Ring the Merry Bells" in Worship and Service 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 "[Ring the merry, merry Christmas bells]" in Worship and Service 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