Glad Christmas then has come again

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The Christmas times have come at last

Author: J. H. Kurzenknabe
Tune: [The Christmas times have come at last]
Published in 2 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 The Christmas times have come at last,
And merry bells we hear;
The old year now is nearly past,
The new one very near.

Refrain:
Glad Christmas, then, has come again
And earth its tribute brings;
Let music swell the loud refrain
Until the welkin rings.

2 A merry Christmas unto all!
And each one happy be!
And may no accident befall
This joyous company. [Refrain]

3 With us are those who have been blest,
In Christmas times before;
Others, who then were not our guests,
Are strangers here no more. [Refrain]

4 Let all a hearty welcome find
As oft we gather here;
May love our kindred spirits bind,
And joy dispel each fear. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16435

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Author: J. H. Kurzenknabe

Kurzenknabe, John Henry. (Muenchhof, Kurhessen, Germany, June 18, 1840--April 13, 1927, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania). German Reformed layman. His parents died of cholera when he was five, and he was placed in a boarding school. When 14, he came to the United States with his violin and his share ($500) of his parents' estate. During the 48-day voyage, he attended an elderly sick woman, a Mrs. Ziegler from Wilkes-Barre, Penn., whose family helped him settled in the States. He attended Wyoming Seminary nearby, where he studied music and perfected his English. Even before graduation, he taught violin and began teaching singing classes in the area. In 1856, William B. Bradbury came to Wilkes-Barre for a six-week musical institute. He was so impress… Go to person page >

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