The Easter Bells

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The Easter bells are ringing, A message sweet and low

Author: Ida L. Reed
Tune: [The Easter bells are ringing] (Hall)
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 The Easter bells are ringing,
A message sweet and low—
As to and fro they’re swinging;
From out the long ago.

Refrain:
Chiming bells are ringing,
Ringing, ringing,
Chiming bells are ringing,
Ringing sweet and clear.
Chiming bells are ringing,
Ringing, ringing,
Chiming bells, chiming bells,
Ringing sweet and clear.

2 The silv’ry notes far swelling,
Fall sweetly on my ear
As once again they’re telling,
The story ever dear. [Refrain]

3 Now softly, softly dying,
In silence drifts away,
The wondrous news so blessed,
“The Lord arose today.” [Refrain]

Source: The Service of Praise #172

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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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First Line:	The Easter bells are ringing, A message sweet and low
Title:	The Easter Bells
Author:	Ida L. Reed
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Chiming bells are ringing
Publication Date:	1900
Copyright:	Public Domain