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Wonderful Story of Love

Author: Birdie Bell

C. Louise Bell, also known a Birdie Bell, was born, raised and lived in New York city. She began writing hymns when she was sixteen years old. She is the author of more than 500 hymns, 200 religious poems, and 200 Christmas and Easter lyrics, as well as short stories, and articles. She wrote under the name of Birdie Bell, which is what her family called her. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Only one story which never grows old
Title: Wonderful Story of Love
Author: Birdie Bell (1900)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Wonderful story of love
Publication Date: 1900
Copyright: Public Domain
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Beall's Gospel Songs with supplement entitled Favorite Hymns #d126

Beall's Gospel Songs with supplement entitled Favorite Hymns #d126
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Bright Beautiful Bells #88

Bright Beautiful Bells #88

Gems for the Sunday Schools #d20

Gems for the Sunday Schools #d20

Golden Grain #d88

Golden Grain #d88
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Joyful Lays #88

Joyful Lays #88
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Song Praises #17

Song Praises #17
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Sweet Harmonies #212

Sweet Harmonies #212
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