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The Sabbath Bell

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Representative Text

1 Listen to the sabbath bell,
Sweetly shining through the dell;
Calling children to the place
Where they learn of Jesus' grace.

Chorus:
Sweetly chiming, sabbath bell!
Children love thy music well,
Sabbath bell, sabbath bell;
Thou of holy things dost tell.

2 Teachers with their words so mild,
Winning love from ev'ry child,
Wait to greet us in the school
With its gentle, loving rule. [Chorus]

3 There they tell of Jesus' love,
Leaving his bright home above;
Bearing all earth's pain and loss,
Even dying on the cross. [Chorus]

4 And they tell us too how we
May this loving Saviour see;
How to walk the way he trod,
Upward to the throne of God. [Chorus]

5 'Tis to this the chiming bells
Call us as their music swells;
To the school we haste away,
On this holy sabbath day. [Chorus]

Source: The Little Sower for Sabbath Schools #108

Author: Fanny Church

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Text Information

First Line: Listen to the Sabbath bell
Title: The Sabbath Bell
Author: Fanny Church
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Sweetly chiming, Sabbath bell
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

[Listen to the Sabbath bell] (Cook)[Listen to the sabbath bell] (Rosecrans)Highcharts.com
Frequency of use
[Listen to the Sabbath bell] (Cook)


[Listen to the sabbath bell] (Rosecrans)


Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals18701871187218731874187518761877187818791880188118821883050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

Instances

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The Little Sower for Sabbath Schools #108

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The Wave of Sunday School Song #d58

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