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[The Gospel bells are ringing] (Martin)

[The Gospel bells are ringing] (Martin)

Composer: S. Wesley Martin
Published in 50 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI, Recording

Composer: S. Wesley Martin

Martin, Samuel Wesley, author of "The Gospel Bells are ringing" (The Gospel Message), was born at Plainfield, Illinois, Jan. 20, 1839. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [The Gospel bells are ringing] (Martin)
Composer: S. Wesley Martin
Meter: 7.7.8.7.6.7.8.7
Incipit: 51113 65556 51233
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #1980
Text: The Gospel Bells
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 8 of 8)

Favourite Hymns of the Church #576

Hinário para o Culto Cristão #299

Hinário para o Culto Cristão (2nd ed.) #299

Text

Hinos e Cânticos #50

Redemption Hymnal #302

Audio

Small Church Music #2587

Page Scan

Śpiewnik Ewangelicki #177

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #1980

Include 42 pre-1979 instances
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