God Is Love

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Joyful songs now sweetly ring

Author: Ada Blenkhorn
Tune: [Joyful songs now sweetly ring]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Joyful songs now sweetly ring,
Words of praise we lift above;
Happy hearts and voices sing,
Hallelujah! God is love.

Refrain:
Songs of gladness ringing, loudly ringing,
Raise we now to God above,
Happy hearts and voices singing,
Sweetly singing “God is love.”

2 Angels bright are bending low,
Shelt’ring wings above are spread;
From the throne unceasing flow
Countless blessings on our head. [Refrain]

3 Peace divine doth sweetly steal
O’er us like a gentle dove,
While before His feet we kneel
And rejoice that God is love. [Refrain]

Source: Inspiring Songs No. 1: for the Sunday school #26

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Author: Ada Blenkhorn

Ada Jane Blenkhorn Canada 1858-1927 Born in Cobourg, Ontario, the 10th of 11 children, she emigrated with her family to the U.S. In 1884 and settled in Cleveland, OH.. She was raised a Methodist, and began writing hymn lyrics at age 34. A prolific writer of hymn lyrics, she was about to give it up when a friend encouraged her to continue, telling her some soul might be saved by a hymn she would write. She worked for many years as secretary to her brother, Henry's, real estate company. After his death in 1923, she became president of the company. She never married. John Perry Go to person page >

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First Line:	Joyful songs now sweetly ring
Title:	God Is Love
Author:	Ada Blenkhorn
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Songs of gladness ringing
Copyright:	Public Domain