'Tis the Story Grand and True (Ring It Out with a Shout)

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1 'Tis the story grand and true
Of the Lord who died for you;
Ring it out with a shout!
Pass the word along the line

2 Tell them of Mount Calvary
And its awful tragedy;
Ring it out with a shout!
How they nailed Him to the tree

3 Tell the mighty story grand,
That the world may understand,
Ring it out with a shout!
That His coming back again

Source: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #224

Author: William M. Ramsey

William Morgan Ramsey Born: Au­gust 24, 1872, Bel­ton, Tex­as. Died: March 12, 1939, Lit­tle Rock, Ar­kan­sas. Buried: Rose­lawn Ce­me­te­ry, Lit­tle Rock, Ar­kan­sas. Will was the son of Charles Crump Ram­sey and Mar­tha Ann Fran­ces Burns. He mar­ried twice, to Vir­gie Ce­lem­ma Stat­ton and Will­ie Man­na­sas Law­ing. Ramsey moved with his fa­mi­ly to north­west Ar­kan­sas as a child. He stu­died mu­sic in Nor­mal schools un­der Eph­ra­im Hil­de­brand, Ste­phen Os­lin, and Ben­ja­min Un­seld. He be­gan teach­ing shape notes and sing­ing while still a teen­ag­er, and be­came well known in sing­ing schools through­out the Am­er­i­can South. He went on to be­come pre­si­dent and own­… Go to person page >

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First Line: 'Tis the story grand and true
Title: 'Tis the Story Grand and True (Ring It Out with a Shout)
Author: William M. Ramsey
Refrain First Line: Ring it out with a shout
Copyright: Public Domain

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A. M. E. C. Hymnal #289

A.M.E. Hymnal #d404

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African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #224

Gates of Praise for the Worship of God and Use in His Service. Rev. ed. #d116

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Gospel Pearls #122

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The Baptist Standard Hymnal #244

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