Echo the Sweet Refrain

Joy, joy, joy! Hark, how the bells keep time

Author: Ida L. Reed
Tune: [Joy, joy, joy, hark, how the bells]
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Representative Text

1 Joy, joy, joy!
Hark, how the bells keep time
O’er the list’ning earth,
Pealing the Christmas chime.

Refrain:
Joy, joy, joy,
Sing the happy song again!
Joy, joy, joy!
Christ is born in Bethlehem!
Joy, joy, joy,
Echo back the sweet refrain,
Joy! joy!
Joy, joy, joy!

2 Joy, joy, joy!
Stars in the bending sky
Join in the song of praise,
Echo its melody. [Refrain]

3 Joy, joy, joy!
Sorrowful hearts of men,
Earth and heav’n rejoice,
Hear and be glad again. [Refrain]

Source: United Praise: for use in Sunday Schools, Young People's Societies and other Church Services #151

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Author: Ida L. Reed

Ida Lilliard Reed (Smith), 1865-1951 Born: November 30, 1865, near Ar­den, Bar­bour Coun­ty, West Vir­gin­ia. Died: Ju­ly 8, 1951, Ar­den, West Vir­gin­ia. Buried: Eb­e­nez­er Meth­odi­st Church, Ar­den, West Vir­gin­ia. Reed is said to have writ­ten 2,000 hymns in her life­time. In 1939, the Amer­i­can So­ci­e­ty of Com­pos­ers, Au­thors and Pub­lish­ers re­cog­nized her "sub­stan­tial con­tri­bu­tion to Amer­i­can mu­sic" by award­ing her a small "week­ly bo­nus." © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch) Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Joy, joy, joy! Hark, how the bells keep time
Title: Echo the Sweet Refrain
Author: Ida L. Reed
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Joy, joy, joy
Copyright: Public Domain
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United Praise #151

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