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Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. H. Fillmore Tune Sources: Gems and Jewels, 1890 Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 51716 55555 64322 Used With Text: Proclaim the tidings near and far

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Proclaim the Tidings

Author: Fronia Smith Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: Proclaim the tidings near and far Refrain First Line: Sing glory, glory Lyrics: 1. Proclaim the tidings near and far, Go tell the blessèd story; The grave has given up its dead— The Lord of life and glory. Refrain Sing glory, glory, Glory hallelujah, Sing glory, glory, Glory hallelujah. 2. The Lord is risen, Oh, rejoice Ye hearts grown sad and weary; Let songs of gladness swell each voice That bears that wondrous story. [Refrain] 3. Death has no sting for those who love This risen Lord to follow; Across their hearts the gloomy grave Throws not its gloomy shadow. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Proclaim the tidings near and far] Text Sources: Christian Work-Songs, by James H. Rosecrans (Cincinnati, Ohio: Fillmore Brothers, 1890), number 5

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Proclaim the Tidings

Author: Fronia Smith Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #5679 First Line: Proclaim the tidings near and far Refrain First Line: Sing glory, glory Lyrics: 1. Proclaim the tidings near and far, Go tell the blessèd story; The grave has given up its dead— The Lord of life and glory. Refrain Sing glory, glory, Glory hallelujah, Sing glory, glory, Glory hallelujah. 2. The Lord is risen, Oh, rejoice Ye hearts grown sad and weary; Let songs of gladness swell each voice That bears that wondrous story. [Refrain] 3. Death has no sting for those who love This risen Lord to follow; Across their hearts the gloomy grave Throws not its gloomy shadow. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Proclaim the tidings near and far]

Proclaim the Tidings

Author: Fronia Smith Hymnal: Gems and Jewels #107 (1890) First Line: Proclaim the tidings near and far Refrain First Line: Sing glory, glory Languages: English Tune Title: [Proclaim the tidings near and far]

Proclaim the tidings near and far

Author: Fronia S. Smith Hymnal: Hymnal #282 (1992) Refrain First Line: Sing glory, glory Languages: English Tune Title: SING GLORY, HALLELUJAH

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J. H. Fillmore

1849 - 1936 Person Name: James H. Fillmore, Sr. Composer of "[Proclaim the tidings near and far]" in The Cyber Hymnal James Henry Fillmore USA 1849-1936. Born at Cincinnati, OH, he helped support his family by running his father's singing school. He married Annie Eliza McKrell in 1880, and they had five children. After his father's death he and his brothers, Charles and Frederick, founded the Fillmore Brothers Music House in Cincinnati, specializing in publishing religious music. He was also an author, composer, and editor of music, composing hymn tunes, anthems, and cantatas, as well as publishing 20+ Christian songbooks and hymnals. He issued a monthly periodical “The music messsenger”, typically putting in his own hymns before publishing them in hymnbooks. Jessie Brown Pounds, also a hymnist, contributed song lyrics to the Fillmore Music House for 30 years, and many tunes were composed for her lyrics. He was instrumental in the prohibition and temperance efforts of the day. His wife died in 1913, and he took a world tour trip with single daughter, Fred (a church singer), in the early 1920s. He died in Cincinnati. His son, Henry, became a bandmaster/composer. John Perry