Sweet Sabbath bells, I love your voice

Sweet Sabbath bells, I love your voice

Tune: FEDERAL STREET
Published in 13 hymnals

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First Line: Sweet Sabbath bells, I love your voice
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

FEDERAL STREET

Henry Kemble Oliver (b. Beverly, MA, 1800; d. Salem, MA, 1885) composed FEDERAL STREET in 1832, possibly as an imitation of earlier psalm tunes in long meter. He took it to a music class taught by Lowell Mason (who may have contributed to the harmony); Mason (PHH 96) published it in his Boston Acade…

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #408

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Church Harmonies #926

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #80

Hymns of the Ages #d139

Hymns of The Voice of Praise #d244

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d612

Songs in the Night; or Hymns for the Sick and Suffering. 2nd ed. #d162

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Songs of Gladness for the Sabbath School #81b

The Voice of Praise #d244

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Plymouth Collection #a16

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Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #16

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #16

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The Gospel Psalmist #445

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