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Tell Me the Sweet Story

Author: George W. Lyon Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: Tell to me the sweet old story, Of the Babe of Bethlehem Refrain First Line: Open wide, ye pearly portals
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ROXBURY

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: James Holmes Rosecrans Tune Key: F Major or modal Incipit: 51314 44331 21765 Used With Text: Tell Me The Sweet Story
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Tell Me the Sweet Story

Author: G. W. Lyon Hymnal: Crown of Beauty #7 (1902) First Line: Tell to me the sweet old story Refrain First Line: Open wide, ye pearly portals Languages: English Tune Title: [Tell to me the sweet old story]
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Tell Me the Sweet Story

Author: G. W. Lyon Hymnal: Kingdom of Song for the Sunday School #143 (1900) First Line: Tell to me the sweet old story Refrain First Line: Open wide, ye pearly portals Languages: English Tune Title: [Tell to me the sweet old story]
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Tell Me The Sweet Story

Author: George W. Lyon Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #12743 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D First Line: Tell to me the sweet old story Refrain First Line: Open wide, ye pearly portals Lyrics: 1 Tell to me the sweet old story Of the Babe of Bethlehem. How He came to earth from Heaven To redeem poor fallen men. Refrain: Open wide, ye pearly portals, Let our songs of praise ascend To the throne of our Redeemer— Blessed Babe of Bethlehem. 2 Tell me of His pain and anguish Out in dark Gethsemane; Tell me of His bleeding, dying On the cross of Calvary. [Refrain] 3 Tell me of His resurrection And ascension from the tomb To the height of endless glory, Where He sits upon His throne. [Refrain] 4 Tell it o’er, and keep on telling; Not the half can e’er be told, Of the beauty and the grandeur, That our eyes shall yet behold. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: ROXBURY
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J. H. Rosecrans

1845 - 1926 Composer of "[Tell to me the sweet old story]" in Crown of Beauty James Holmes Rosecrans stu­died at the Baxter Un­i­ver­si­ty of Mu­sic in Friend­ship, New York. Af­ter teaching for two years, he joined the Fill­more Bro­thers Mu­sic House in Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio. As of 1880, he was teach­ing mu­sic in Doug­las Coun­ty, Col­o­ra­do. In 1884, was an evan­gel­ist in California, and later was as­so­ci­ated with evan­gel­is­tic efforts in Tex­as, and taught mu­sic and Bi­ble at Carl­ton College in Bon­ham, Tex­as. He pub­lished over 20 music col­lect­ions in his life­time. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)
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G. W. Lyon

1838 - 1903 Author of "Tell Me the Sweet Story" in Crown of Beauty George Washington Lyon, born August 12, 1838 in DeKalb County, Georgia, was a musician, composer and music publisher and teacher; He died April 8, 1903 in Atlanta, Georgia. Dianne Shapiro, from Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14155468/george-washington-lyon) and obituary, Atlantic Constitution, April 9, 1903 (https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/34121111/) (accessed 7/5/2018)
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