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The Christmas Bells

The Christmas bells are ringing Peals of joy

Author: G. P. Grantham
Published in 2 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Author: G. P. Grantham

Born: Circa 1833, London, Middlesex, England. Christened: February 24, 1833, St. John the Baptist Church, Shoreditch, London. As of 1881, Grantham was Vicar of Llanbaddock, Wales. Some of his work appeared in Carols for Use in Church, by Richard Chope (London: William Clowes & Sons, 1894). --www.hymntime.com/tch/ Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: The Christmas bells are ringing Peals of joy
Title: The Christmas Bells
Author: G. P. Grantham
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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