Chiming Bells

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Chiming bells are tuneful ringing

Author: Anzentia Igene Perry Chapman
Tune: [Chiming bells are tuneful ringing] (Abbey)
Published in 4 hymnals

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1. Chiming bells are tuneful ringing;
Joyful carols we are singing;
Merry, merry Christmas day;
Brightest day of all the year,
Bringing blessèd words of cheer,
’Tis our Savior’s natal day.

Refrain
Chiming bells are tuneful ringing;
Joyful carols we are singing;
Merry, merry Christmas,
Merry, merry Christmas,
Merry, merry Christmas day.

2. Gladsome day of man’s salvation;
Spread the news to every nation;
Christ the Lord has come to earth.
Praise Him now, our Savior King,
Grateful offerings to Him bring;
Chant anew Emmanuel’s birth. [Refrain]

3. Bright o’er us the light is beaming,
For with love the sky is teeming
At this merry Christmas time.
Glory be to God! our song
Saints and angels now prolong,
While the bells their carols chime. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #826

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Author: Anzentia Igene Perry Chapman

Anzentia Igene (Angie) Perry Chapman, 1849-1889. Born near Lansing, MI, Angie was the wife of Free Methodist minister, Edwin W. Chapman. They had three children. She helped on his evangelism tours and rural preaching circuits. They worked in Sparta, MI, and helped found the first Free Methodist church in Grand Rapids, MI. She also wrote hymn lyrics. In 1888 they followed an evangelistic tour of Kansas, and them moved to Isabella County, MI. She died in Mt. Pleasant, MI. John Perry Go to person page >

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First Line:	Chiming bells are tuneful ringing
Title:	Chiming Bells
Author:	Anzentia Igene Perry Chapman
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Chiming bells are tuneful ringing
Copyright:	Public Domain