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Greeting Song

Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Joyful hearts and smiling faces Refrain First Line: O, listen to the happy song of greeting

[Joyful hearts and smiling faces]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Frank M. Davis Incipit: 32176 15356 71232 Used With Text: Welcome to our Sabbath Home

[Joyful hearts and smiling faces]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 34517 65171 25123 Used With Text: Greeting Song

Instances

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Hymnal: Carols of Joy #21 (1882) First Line: Joyful hearts and smiling faces Refrain First Line: O listen to the happy song of greeting Languages: English Tune Title: [Joyful hearts and smiling faces]

Welcome to Our Sabbath Home

Hymnal: Christian Life Songs #24 (1890) First Line: Joyful hearts and smiling faces Refrain First Line: O listen to the happy song of greeting Languages: English Tune Title: [Joyful hearts and smiling faces]

Welcome to our Sabbath Home

Hymnal: Gates Ajar #47 (1885) First Line: Joyful hearts and smiling faces Refrain First Line: Oh, listen to the happy song of greeting Languages: English Tune Title: [Joyful hearts and smiling faces]

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People

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Frank M. Davis

1839 - 1896 Composer of "[Joyful hearts and smiling faces]" in Christian Life Songs Frank Marion Davis USA 1839-1896. Born at Marcellus, NY, he became a teacher and professor of voice, a choirmaster and a good singer. He traveled extensively, living in Marcellus, NY, Vicksburg, MS, Baltimore, MD, Cincinnati, OH, Burr Oak and Findley, MI. He compiled and published several song books: “New Pearls of Song” (1877), “Notes of Praise” (1890), “Crown of gold” (1892), “Always welcome” (1881), “Songs of love and praise #5” (1898), “Notes of praise”, and “Brightest glory”. He never married. John Perry

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: W. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Joyful hearts and smiling faces]" in Garlands of Praise William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman