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Text:Sabbath Bells
Author:J. C. Johnson
Tune:[O how cheerful the day]
Composer:A. N. Johnson

98. Sabbath Bells

Text Information
First Line: O how cheerful the day
Title: Sabbath Bells
Author: J. C. Johnson
Refrain First Line: O the bells! O the bells! how their rich music swells
Language: English
Publication Date: 1886
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [O how cheerful the day]
Composer: A. N. Johnson
Incipit: 34534 56716 71665
Notes: Public Domain.



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