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Ring out, ye bells, your music tells
Once again the story
Of that sweet Child, who, undefiled,
Came from realms of glory;
Ring in the King who comes to bring
The reign of God on earth,
A world of peace and righteousness,
The old world’s second birth.
Ring in the star that shines from far
God’s own light bestowing;
No other light can break our night,
Heav’n’s own dawn foreshowing;
It turns above with God’s dear love,
A love that naught can dim,
’Twill burn and shine, that light divine,
Till all are drawn to Him.
Ring on, ye bells, your music tells
Human love is growing;
That strifes will cease, and tides of peace
Up the world come flowing:
Ring in that sea of harmony,
That flood of human love,
O’er whose still breast once more will rest
The Spirit like a dove.
What though your spells, ye Christmas bells,
Ages have been ringing,
And angels bright through sin’s long night,
Christmas carols singing;
Still ring your chime, till every clime
Has heard the angel throng,
And every sound is lost and drowned
In their eternal song.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.)
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Dates:
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Bible Refs:
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Lk 2:14;
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MUSIC
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Name:
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KINGSFOLD
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.)
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Dates:
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1906
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 85 | Em | | # 167 | Em | | # 436 | Em | | # 553 | Em | | # 299 | Em | | # 113 | Em | | # 154 | Em | | # 90 | Em |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.) |
echo ' | ';
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