Peal Forth Your Joyous Music

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Peal forth your joyous music

Author: Anonymous
Tune: [Peal forth your joyous music]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Peal forth your joyous music,
O chiming bells, sweet Christmas bells!
The world today rejoices,
My heart with rapture swells.
In lofty strains repeat the song
The angels sang over Bethl’hem’s plain,
Glory and praise to God on high,
And peace, goodwill to men!

Refrain:
Peal forth your joyous music,
O chiming bells, sweet Christmas bells!
The world today rejoices,
My heart with rapture swells.

2 We join the angels’ chorus,
With heart and voice our tribute bring;
Let all around us echo
Our happy caroling.
The world today keeps festival,
For, once again this Christmas morn,
The blessèd Child of Bethlehem,
Within our hearts is born. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #14192

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Author: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

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