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Christmas Bells

Author: Edith Sanford Tillotson Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Bells of joy are gladly ringing o'er the world today Used With Tune: [Bells of joy are gladly ringing o'er the world today]
Christmas Bells

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[Bells of joy are gladly ringing o'er the world today]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: I. H. Meredith Incipit: 55555 23213 76551 Used With Text: Christmas Bells
[Bells of joy are gladly ringing o'er the world today]

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Christmas Bells

Author: Edith Sanford Tillotson Hymnal: The Festival Song Budget, Christmas #TN2 (1913) First Line: Bells of joy are gladly ringing o'er the world today Languages: English Tune Title: [Bells of joy are gladly ringing o'er the world today]
Christmas Bells

Christmas Bells

Author: Edith Sanford Tillotson Hymnal: The Nativity #2 (1913) First Line: Bells of joy are gladly ringing o'er the world today Languages: English Tune Title: [Bells of joy are gladly ringing o'er the world today]
Christmas Bells

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I. H. Meredith

1872 - 1962 Composer of "[Bells of joy are gladly ringing o'er the world today]" in The Festival Song Budget, Christmas Pseudonyms Charles C. Ack­ley (tak­en from his wife’s name, Cla­ris­sa Ack­ley Cow­an) Broughton Ed­wards Floyd En­gle (from his ad­dress on Floyd Street in En­gle­wood Cliffs, New Jer­sey) Arthur Grant­ley Bruce Ken­ne­dy See also Ackley, Chas. C. 1872-1962 See also Edwards, Broughton
I. H. Meredith

Edith Sanford Tillotson

1876 - 1968 Author of "Christmas Bells" in The Festival Song Budget, Christmas Edith Sanford Tillotson was born and lived her entire life in Corona, New York. She wrote hymns for children as well as poems and librettos. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)
Edith Sanford Tillotson
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