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Author: Adam Geibel Appears in 6 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: Christmas bells are gaily ringing O'er the land triumphantly Refrain First Line: Glory, glory, glory, glory, glory be to God on high Used With Tune: [Christmas bells are gaily ringing] (Geibel)

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[Christmas bells are gaily ringing]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Adam Geibel Hymnal Title: The Helper in Sacred Song Incipit: 56611 76551 43326 Used With Text: Christmas Bells

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Christmas bells are gaily ringing o'er the land triumphantly

Hymnal: Goodly Pearls for the Sunday School #d18 (1875) Hymnal Title: Goodly Pearls for the Sunday School Languages: English

Glory, glory, glory, glory, glory be to God on high

Author: Adam Geibel Hymnal: Harp of Zion #d18 (1893) Hymnal Title: Harp of Zion First Line: Christmas bells are gaily ringing o'er the land triumphantly Languages: English

Christmas bells are gaily ringing o'er the land triumphantly

Hymnal: Sunday School Service and Hymn Book arranged by the Sunday School Committee #d20 (1875) Hymnal Title: Sunday School Service and Hymn Book arranged by the Sunday School Committee

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Adam Geibel

1855 - 1933 Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project Author of "Christmas Bells" Born: September 15, 1855, Neuenheim, Germany. Died: August 3, 1933, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though blinded by an eye infection at age eight, Geibel was a successful composer, conductor, and organist. Emigrating from Germany probably around 1864, he studied at the Philadelphia Institute for the Blind, and wrote a number of Gospel songs, anthems, cantatas, etc. He founded the Adam Geibel Music Company, later evolved into the Hall-Mack Company, and later merged to become the Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company. He was well known for secular songs like "Kentucky Babe" and "Sleep, Sleep, Sleep." In 1885, Geibel organized the J. B. Stetson Mission. He conducted the Stetson Chorus of Philadelphia, and from 1884-1901, was a music instructor at the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. His works include: Evening Bells, 1874 Saving Grace, with Alonzo Stone (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Stone & Bechter, Publishers, 1898) Consecrated Hymns, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1902) Uplifted Voices, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1901) World-Wide Hosannas, with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1904) Hymns of the Kingdom, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman et al. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1905) --www.hymntime.com/tch/