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Ring the Bells is a Christmas hymn and was written by Harry Bollback.
Harry met Jesus at the age of 16 at Bible Camp, thanks to
the influence of his Sunday School teacher. In December 1941, Harry met one of
the most influential and important figures in his life, Word of Life Founder,
Jack Wyrtzen.
Harry's strong sense of patriotism led to his desire to
serve his country, so after graduating high school, he enlisted in the Marine
Corps. In WWII he fought in the battles of Peleliu and Okinawa and was sent to
China as part of a peacekeeping force before returning to the United States
when the war ended.
After returning home Harry resumed his friendship with Jack
Wyrtzen and serving with Word of Life. In 1946, Harry met the love of his life,
Mildred "Millie" Winkler. Millie had also begun working for Word of
Life and she and Harry immediately hit it off. Harry and Millie were married
for 72 years until her death on January 7, 2021.
In 1949, Harry and Millie's daughter, Linda, was born, and
in 1950 Harry graduated from the Philadelphia School of the Bible. Later that
year they were accepted as missionaries with the South American Indian Mission,
and in December they sailed from New York Harbor to share the Gospel with
unreached tribal people in Brazil.
Harry and Millie's son, Larry, was born in 1952 and later
that year they were joined by one of Harry's dearest friends, Harold Reimer,
serving in the interior of Brazil.
After a furlough in 1955, during which Elizabeth, Harry and
Millie's third child, was born, the Bollbacks returned to Brazil this time to
start the ministry of Word of Life camps. In Atibaia, Harry and Harold Reimer
began a Word of Life Youth Camp, followed shortly by a Word of Life Inn for
adults. In 1958, Harry and Millie's youngest daughter, Suely, was born.
After returning to the United States in 1969, Harry became
the Co-Director of Word of Life and started the International Ministries
outreach. Thanks to the blessing of God and the humble service of a
"simple kid from Brooklyn", Word of Life is now in 81 countries
around the world.
Harry also had an incredible love for music and wrote many
Christian songs and musicals that were performed to millions of people around
the world, sharing the good news of the Gospel.
Harry was a beloved husband, father, grandfather,
great-grandfather, brother and friend to thousands around the world. He is
survived by his sister, Elizabeth Frair; son, Larry and his wife Cindi; his
daughter, Elizabeth and her husband John (Nelson); his youngest daughter, Suely
and her husband Brad (Cecil); his son-in-law Rick Warken; 11 grandchildren; 22
great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He joins his beloved
wife, Millie (1927-2021), and his eldest daughter Linda (Warken, 1949-2016) in
the arms of his Heavenly Father.
Harry was a proud member of VFW Post 5513 and American
Legion Post 964 in Chestertown. He will be buried with full military honors
along with his wife, Millie, on Tuesday, January 19 at the Gerald B.H. Solomon
Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga Springs. A memorial service is being
planned for Harry at Word of Life on a date yet to be announced.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to
the Bollback Missionary Fund at Word of Life. Harry and Millie created this
fund to bless and help missionaries, and it has been used for decades to fill
financial gaps in Word of Life ministries around the world.
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Lyrics:
Ring the bells, ring the bells, let the whole world know, Christ was born in Bethlehem many years ago. Born to die that man might live, came to earth new life to
give, Born of Mary, born so low, many years ago. God the Father gave His Son, gave His own beloved One, To the wicked sinful earth, to bring mankind His love, new
birth. Chorus Ring the bells, ring the bells, Let the whole world know Christ the Savior lives today As He did so long ago! Ring the bells, ring the bells, what a glorious morn! Men and angels worship Him, singing, Christ is born! Born to die on Calvary, born to set His people free, God Himself in human form, tell it! Christ is born. He has left His royal throne, He has come to claim His own, Christ the Lord has come to earth, go spread the news of
Jesus' birth.
"Here We Come A-Caroling" (or "Here We Come A-Wassailing") is a traditional English Christmas carol and New Year song, dating from at least the mid 19th century, but possibly much older. The old English song refers to "wassailing", or singing carols door to door wishing good health, while the a- is an archaic intensifying prefix.
Here We Come A-wassailing (or Here We Come A-caroling), also known as Here We Come A-Christmasing,Wassail Song and by many other names, is a traditional English Christmas carol and New Year song, typically sung whilst wassailing, or singing carols, wishing good health and exchanging gifts door to door. It is listed as number 209 in the Roud Folk Song Index. Gower Wassail and Gloucestershire Wassail are similar wassailing songs.
The song dates from at least the mid 19th century, but is probably much older. The a- in "a-wassailing" is an archaic intensifying prefix; compare A-Hunting We Will Go and lyrics to The Twelve Days of Christmas (e.g., "Six geese a-laying").
According to Readers Digest; "the Christmas spirit often made the rich a little more generous than usual, and bands of beggars and orphans used to dance their way through the snowy streets of England, offering to sing good cheer and to tell good fortune if the householder would give them a drink from his wassail bowl or a penny or a pork pie or, let them stand for a few minutes beside the warmth of his hearth. The wassail bowl itself was a hearty combination of hot ale or beer, apples, spices and mead, just alcoholic enough to warm tingling toes and fingers of the singers."
In 1949, the Welsh folk singer Phil Tanner sang a minor-key variant called "Wassail Song" and generally known as "Gower Wassail", which was popularised by various folk revival groups.
A variant is "Here We Come A-Christmasing". It replaces the word "wassail" with "Christmas".
There are also other variants (often, but not always, sung by Americans), wherein the first verse is sung "Here we come a-caroling" and it is titled so. Often in this version, the third verse (directly after the first refrain [see lyrics]) is removed, along with the refrain that follows it, but this depends on which version is being used. This version also often has the second line of the chorus "And a merry Christmas too" or "And to you glad tidings too", instead of "And to you your wassail too".
Another variant is entitled "We've Been a While-A-Wandering" and "Yorkshire Wassail Song".
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Lyrics:
Here we come a-caroling Among the leaves so green Here we come a-wandering So fair to be seen
Chorus: Love and joy come to you And to you glad Christmas too And God bless you and send you A Happy New Year And God send you a Happy New Year!
We are not daily beggars That beg from door to door But we are neighbors' children Whom you have seen before
[Chorus]
We have got a little purse Of stretching leather skin We want a little of your money To line it well within
[Chorus]
God bless the master of this house Likewise the mistress too And all the little children
Love Came Down at Christmas is a choral folk anthem written by Roger Copeland. Drawing on familiar faith stories from the Old Testament in the Bible, this text by J. Pa ul Williams lists only a few of the many before us who have walked by faith an d encourages us to do the same. Joel Raney s original melody, set in minor mod e with steadfast rhythm and progressive modulations between each of the verses , escalates the excitement up to the very end.
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Since its release, "White Christmas" has beencoveredby multiple artists, with the version sung byBing Crosbybeing the world'sbest-sellingsingle(in terms of sales of physical media) with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide.When the figures for other versions of the song are added to Crosby's, sales of the song exceed 100 million.
Accounts vary as to when and where Berlin wrote the song. One story is that he wrote it in 1940, in warm La Quinta, California, while staying at the La Quinta Hotel, a frequent Hollywood retreat also favored by writer-director-producer Frank Capra, although the Arizona Biltmore also claims the song was written there.He often stayed up all night writing. One day he told his secretary, "I want you to take down a song I wrote over the weekend. Not only is it the best song I ever wrote, it's the best song anybody ever wrote."
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Lyrics:
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the tree tops glisten And children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow, oh, the snow
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the tree tops glisten And children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white.
"How Great Is Our God" is a song written byChris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves andEd Cash. It was originally featured on Tomlin's albumArriving, that reached No. 1 on theBillboardHot Christian Songschart. It is also featured live on Tomlin'sLive from Austin Music Hallalbum. As of November 2014, it also is the fifth most popular worship song today, according to CCLI's top 25 worship songs chart.It also reached No. 1 on Christian Music Weekly's20 the Countdown Magazine'sTop 20 Worship Songs Chart. The song won "Song of the Year" and "Worship Song of the Year" at the2006 GMA Dove Awards, and "Worship Song of the Year" again at the2008 GMA Dove Awards.
In 2009, gospel/jazz keyboardist Ben Tankard, presented his instrumental rendition of the song from Tankard's No. 1 charting album, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy.
At Passion 2012, Tomlin performed a new edition of this song called "How Great Is Our God: World Edition". This new version included the original lyrics sung in several different languages: Hindi, Indonesian, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Zulu, Afrikaans and Mandarin. It is the first track of his Chris Tomlin: The Essential Collection album.
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Lyrics
The splendor of a King, clothed in majesty Let all the Earth rejoice All the Earth rejoice
He wraps himself in light And darkness tries to hide And trembles at His voice Trembles at His voice
How great is our God, sing with me How great is our God, and all will see How great, how great is our God
Age to age He stands And time is in His hands Beginning and the end
The Godhead Three in One Father Spirit Son The Lion and the Lamb The Lion and the Lamb
How great is our God, sing with me How great is our God, and all will see How great, how great is our God
Name above all names Worthy of our praise My heart will sing How great is our God
You're the name above all names You are worthy of our praise And my heart will sing How great is our God
How great is our God, sing with me How great is our God, and all will see How great, how great is our God
How great is our God, sing with me How great is our God, and all will see How great, how great is our God
The whole world sings, the whole world sings How great is our God How great is our God How great, how great is our God
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere; go tell it on the mountain, that Jesus Christ is born.
An alternate final line omits the reference to the birth of Christ, instead declaring that "Jesus Christ is Lord".
In 1963, the musical team Peter, Paul and Mary, along with their musical director Milt Okun, adapted and rewrote "Go Tell It on the Mountain" as "Tell It on the Mountain", their lyrics referring specifically to: Exodus and using the phrase "Let my people go", but referring implicitly to the civil rights struggle of the early 1960s. This version became a moderately successful single for them (US No. 33 pop, 1964).
According to religious studies professor and civil rights historian Charles Marsh, it was African-American civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer who combined this song with the spiritual "Go Down Moses", taking the last line of the chorus, "let my people go" and substituting it in the chorus of "Go Tell It on the Mountain". Marsh does not document this claim, but notes that Hamer was highly active in civil rights work beginning in the 1950s, and that the use of the Exodus story and the singing of spirituals played a central role in her activities.
A version was also recorded by the Wailers with Peter Tosh on lead vocal. This version contains no reference to the birth of Christ and the line is replaced by "Set my people free". The song appears on The Best of The Wailers album (recorded 1970 and released in 1971).[citation needed]
Bob Dylan references the song in his 2020 song "Goodbye Jimmy Reed," which contains the lyric, "For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory / Go tell it on the mountain, go tell the real story".
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Go, tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere Go, tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born!
While shepherds kept their watching O'er silent flocks by night Behold throughout the heavens There shone a holy light
Go, tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere Go, tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born!
The shepherds feared and trembled When lo! Above the Earth Rang out the angel chorus That hailed our Savior's birth
Go, tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere Go, tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born!
Down in a lowly manger Our humble Christ was born And God sent us salvation That blessed Christmas morn Go, tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere Go, tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born!
This Chirstmas carol is generally sung to thehymn tune"Gloria", a traditional French carol as arranged byEdward Shippen Barnes. Its most memorable feature is its chorus,Gloria in excelsis Deo, where the "o" of "Gloria" is fluidly sustained through 16 notes of a rising and fallingmelismaticmelodic sequence.
In England, the words of James Montgomery's "Angels from the Realms of Glory" are usually sung to this tune, with the "Gloria in excelsis Deo" refrain text replacing Montgomery's. It is from this usage that the tune sometimes is known as "Iris", the name of Montgomery's newspaper.
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Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o'er the plains And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains
Angels we have heard on high Sweetly, sweetly through the night And the mountains in reply Echoing their brief delight
Gloria, in excelsis Deo Gloria, in excelsis Deo
Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong? What the gladsome tidings be Which inspire your heavenly song?
Gloria, in excelsis Deo Gloria, in excelsis Deo
Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing, Come, adore on bended knee, Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
Gloria, in excelsis Deo Gloria, in excelsis Deo
Yeah Gloria, in excelsis Deo
Angels we have heard Angels we have heard on high Angels we have heard, oh Angels we have heard on high Angels we have heard on high Angels we have heard on high
Today's song is written and performed by Enya. To download and print go here. I have arranged this music score with chords in the right hand and simple accompaniment for the left hand. "White Is in the Winter Night" is a promotional single by Irish musician Enya, the second to be taken from the album And Winter Came.... Enya performed the song on Live! with Regis and Kelly.(here) This tune was described by Enya's producer Nicky Ryan on the Irish musician's website as "the kind of song you could hear at the Proms with everyone joining in, it has that kind of Christmassy vibe."(here)
Lyrics
Have you seen the mistletoe
It fills the night with kisses
Have you seen the bright blue star
It fills your heart with wishes
Have you seen the candlelight
It shines from every window
Have you seen the moon above
It lights the sky in silver
Green is in the mistletoe
And red is in the holly
Silver in the stars above
That shine on everybody
Gold is in the candlelight
And crimson in the embers
White is in the winter night
That everyone remembers
Have you heard the boys outside
When all the girls are skating
Have you heard their sweet hearts cry
For all this time they're waiting
Green is in the mistletoe
And red is in the holly
Silver in the stars above
That shine on everybody
Gold is in the candlelight
And crimson in the embers
White is in the winter night
That everyone remembers
Have you seen the children playing
Tiny hands are frozen
Have you seen them hurry home
When suddenly its snowing
Green is in the mistletoe
And red is in the holly
Silver in the stars above
That shine on everybody
Gold is in the candlelight
And crimson in the embers
White is in the winter night
That everyone remembers
Have you heard that bells are ringing
Ringing out their story
Have you heard the choir singing
Glory, glory glory
Songwriters: Eithne Ni Bhraonain / Nicky Ryan / Roma Ryan
