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[There's an anthem ever ringing]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Thoro Harris Incipit: 51325 72176 56523

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: There's an anthem ever ringing Refrain First Line: Sing, O sing the blessed story Lyrics: 1 There’s an anthem ever ringing In the mansions bright above; Grandest them of all our singing: Jesus and his boundless love. Chorus: Sing, O sing the blessed story! Earth shall echo with its glory; Sweetly sing the blessed story: Jesus and his boundless love. 2 Mourning hearts in homes of sorrow, Weary feet in paths of pain, Joy will find again tomorrow When they hear the blessed strain. [Chorus] 3 Far in paths of sin and sadness Tho’ his wayward children roam, They will hear our song of gladness, Seek again their Father’s home. [Chorus] 4 Sweetly sing the grand old story, Sound the tidings o’er and o’er; It will fill the world with glory As it spreads from shore to shore. [Chorus] Topics: Jesus Christ Used With Tune: [There's an anthem ever ringing]

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Sing the Blessed Story

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Hymnal: Inspiring Songs No. 1 #14 (1906) First Line: There's an anthem ever ringing Refrain First Line: Sing, O sing the blessed story Lyrics: 1 There’s an anthem ever ringing In the mansions bright above; Grandest them of all our singing: Jesus and his boundless love. Chorus: Sing, O sing the blessed story! Earth shall echo with its glory; Sweetly sing the blessed story: Jesus and his boundless love. 2 Mourning hearts in homes of sorrow, Weary feet in paths of pain, Joy will find again tomorrow When they hear the blessed strain. [Chorus] 3 Far in paths of sin and sadness Tho’ his wayward children roam, They will hear our song of gladness, Seek again their Father’s home. [Chorus] 4 Sweetly sing the grand old story, Sound the tidings o’er and o’er; It will fill the world with glory As it spreads from shore to shore. [Chorus] Topics: Jesus Christ Languages: English Tune Title: [There's an anthem ever ringing]

Sing the Blessed Story

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Hymnal: Gospel Carols #161 (1905) First Line: There's an anthem ever ringing Refrain First Line: Sing, O sing the blessed story Languages: English Tune Title: [There's an anthem ever ringing]

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Thoro Harris

1874 - 1955 Composer of "[There's an anthem ever ringing]" in Gospel Carols Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illinois: Meyer & Brother, 1906) Best Temperance Songs (Chicago, Illinois: The Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1913) (music editor) Hymns of Hope (Chicago, Illinois: Thoro Harris, undated, circa 1922) --www.hymntime.com/tch

Ada Blenkhorn

1858 - 1927 Author of "Sing the Blessed Story" in Gospel Carols Ada Jane Blenkhorn Canada 1858-1927 Born in Cobourg, Ontario, the 10th of 11 children, she emigrated with her family to the U.S. In 1884 and settled in Cleveland, OH.. She was raised a Methodist, and began writing hymn lyrics at age 34. A prolific writer of hymn lyrics, she was about to give it up when a friend encouraged her to continue, telling her some soul might be saved by a hymn she would write. She worked for many years as secretary to her brother, Henry's, real estate company. After his death in 1923, she became president of the company. She never married. John Perry