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Author: Grant Colfax Tullar Appears in 2 hymnals Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal First Line: Beautiful song of Christmas Refrain First Line: Blend your voice in the song so sweet Lyrics: 1. Beautiful song of Christmas! Sung in the long ago, Bringing the joy of Heaven, Down to the earth below. Story of deepest meaning, Burst forth in music sweet, While from afar the wise men Gathered at Jesus’ feet. Refrain Blend your voice in the song so sweet, Bring your gifts to the Savior’s feet. Let each heart with His praises ring Pay your homage to Jesus, our Prince and King! 2. Beautiful song of Christmas, Message of peace, good will, Sung first by angel chorus, Sweetly it echoes still. Prophets of Christ had spoken, Hope long deferred grew dim, Till from the glowing heavens, Angels now told of Him. [Refrain] 3. Beautiful song of Christmas— Rings in each heart today, Telling of Christ, the Savior, Driving the gloom away. Age, with her silver tresses, Youth, with her smile and song, Join in the theme of ages, With the glad angel throng.[Refrain] Used With Tune: [Beautiful song of Christmas] Text Sources: Sunday School Hymns No. 1 (New York: Tullar-Meredith Company, 1903), number 262

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[Beautiful song of Christmas]

Appears in 20 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Isaac Hickman Meredith Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 32156 53354 32117 Used With Text: The First Christmas Song

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The First Christmas Song

Author: Grant Colfax Tullar Hymnal: Sunday School Hymns No. 1 #262 (1903) Hymnal Title: Sunday School Hymns No. 1 First Line: Beautiful song of Christmas! Refrain First Line: Blend your voice in the song so sweet Topics: Christmas Languages: English

The First Christmas Song

Author: Grant Colfax Tullar Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #1543 Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal First Line: Beautiful song of Christmas Refrain First Line: Blend your voice in the song so sweet Lyrics: 1. Beautiful song of Christmas! Sung in the long ago, Bringing the joy of Heaven, Down to the earth below. Story of deepest meaning, Burst forth in music sweet, While from afar the wise men Gathered at Jesus’ feet. Refrain Blend your voice in the song so sweet, Bring your gifts to the Savior’s feet. Let each heart with His praises ring Pay your homage to Jesus, our Prince and King! 2. Beautiful song of Christmas, Message of peace, good will, Sung first by angel chorus, Sweetly it echoes still. Prophets of Christ had spoken, Hope long deferred grew dim, Till from the glowing heavens, Angels now told of Him. [Refrain] 3. Beautiful song of Christmas— Rings in each heart today, Telling of Christ, the Savior, Driving the gloom away. Age, with her silver tresses, Youth, with her smile and song, Join in the theme of ages, With the glad angel throng.[Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Beautiful song of Christmas]

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Grant Colfax Tullar

1869 - 1950 Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Author of "The First Christmas Song" in The Cyber Hymnal Grant Colfax Tullar was born August 5, 1869, in Bolton, Connecticut. He was named after the American President Ulysses S. Grant and Vice President Schuyler Colfax. After the American Civil War, his father was disabled and unable to work, having been wounded in the Battle of Antietam. Tullar's mother died when he was just two years old so Grant had no settled home life until he became an adult. Yet from a life of sorrow and hardship he went on to bring joy to millions of Americans with his songs and poetry. As a child, he received virtually no education or religious training. He worked in a woolen mill and as a shoe clerk. The last Methodist camp meeting in Bolton was in 1847. Tullar became a Methodist at age 19 at a camp meeting near Waterbury in 1888. He then attended the Hackettstown Academy in New Jersey. He became an ordained Methodist minister and pastored for a short time in Dover, Delaware. For 10 years he was the song leader for evangelist Major George A. Hilton. Even so, in 1893 he also helped found the well-known Tullar-Meredith Publishing Company in New York, which produced church and Sunday school music. Tullar composed many popular hymns and hymnals. His works include: Sunday School Hymns No. 1 (Chicago, Illinois: Tullar Meredith Co., 1903) and The Bible School Hymnal (New York: Tullar Meredith Co., 1907). One of Grant Tullar's most quoted poems is "The Weaver": My Life is but a weaving Between my Lord and me; I cannot choose the colors He worketh steadily. Oft times He weaveth sorrow And I, in foolish pride, Forget He sees the upper, And I the under side. Not til the loom is silent And the shuttles cease to fly, Shall God unroll the canvas And explain the reason why. The dark threads are as needful In the Weaver's skillful hand, As the threads of gold and silver In the pattern He has planned. He knows, He loves, He cares, Nothing this truth can dim. He gives His very best to those Who chose to walk with Him. Grant Tullar --http://www.boltoncthistory.org/granttullar.html, from Bolton Community News, August 2006.

I. H. Meredith

1872 - 1962 Person Name: Isaac Hickman Meredith Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Composer of "[Beautiful song of Christmas]" in The Cyber Hymnal Pseudonyms Charles C. Ackley (taken from his wife’s name, Clarissa Ackley Cowan) Broughton Edwards Floyd Engle (from his address on Floyd Street in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey) Arthur Grantley Bruce Kennedy See also Ackley, Chas. C. 1872-1962 See also Edwards, Broughton