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Christmas Time

Author: Anonymous Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: The bells of time ring out the chime Refrain First Line: Joyful be, ’tis Christ­mas time! Lyrics: 1 The bells of time ring out the chime, Of mer­ry, mer­ry greet­ing, And o’er the earth, in joy­ous mirth, All hearts with love are beat­ing. Refrain: Joyful be, ’tis Christ­mas time! Merry, mer­ry, Christ­mas time! Joyful be, ’tis Christ­mas time! Merry, mer­ry, mer­ry Christ­mas time! 2 In Hea­ven far, the bless­èd star Of Beth­le­hem shines o’er us; And once again, "Good will to men!" Floats from the an­gel chor­us. [Refrain] 3 The earth and air all seemed to share The old­en Christ­mas glo­ry; And now once more, glad hearts tell o’er Christ’s sweet and won­drous sto­ry. [Refrain] 4 So let us raise to Him our praise, Whose love still ho­vers o’er us; And sing again, "Good will to men!" With Heav­en’s an­gel chor­us. [Refrain] Used With Tune: TA'IZZ Text Sources: Glorious Things in Sacred Song by Tullius C. O'Kane (Delaware, OH: T. C. O'Kane, 1886)
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TA'IZZ

Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Thomas C. Neale Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 55332 21615 17132 Used With Text: Christmas Time
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[The bells of time ring out the chime]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. D. Herrick Incipit: 51117 12313 43217 Used With Text: Christmas Carol
[The bells of time ring out the chime]

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Christmas Carol

Hymnal: Hymn and Tune Book #91 (1888) First Line: The bells of time ring out the chime Languages: English Tune Title: [The bells of time ring out the chime]
Christmas Carol
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Christmas Time

Author: Anonymous Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #16072 Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7.7.7 First Line: The bells of time ring out the chime Refrain First Line: Joyful be, ’tis Christ­mas time! Lyrics: 1 The bells of time ring out the chime, Of mer­ry, mer­ry greet­ing, And o’er the earth, in joy­ous mirth, All hearts with love are beat­ing. Refrain: Joyful be, ’tis Christ­mas time! Merry, mer­ry, Christ­mas time! Joyful be, ’tis Christ­mas time! Merry, mer­ry, mer­ry Christ­mas time! 2 In Hea­ven far, the bless­èd star Of Beth­le­hem shines o’er us; And once again, "Good will to men!" Floats from the an­gel chor­us. [Refrain] 3 The earth and air all seemed to share The old­en Christ­mas glo­ry; And now once more, glad hearts tell o’er Christ’s sweet and won­drous sto­ry. [Refrain] 4 So let us raise to Him our praise, Whose love still ho­vers o’er us; And sing again, "Good will to men!" With Heav­en’s an­gel chor­us. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: TA'IZZ
Christmas Time

Christmas time

Hymnal: Hymn and Tune Book #d74 (1903) First Line: The bells of time Ring out the chime Refrain First Line: Joyful be, 'tis Christmas Languages: English
Christmas time

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Anonymous

Author of "Christmas Time" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
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Thomas C. Neal

1849 - 1916 Person Name: Tom C. Neal Composer of "[The bells of time]" in Glorious Things in Sacred Song
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George D. Herrick

Person Name: Geo. D. Herrick Composer of "[The bells of time ring out the chime]" in Hymn and Tune Book
George D. Herrick

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