Now the joyful bells a-ringing

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Paraphraser: Katharine Emily Roberts

Katherine Emily (Clayton) Roberts was born in 1877 in Leicester, England. Her father, Rev. Lewis Clayton, later became Suffragan Bishop of Leicester and Assistant Bishop of Peterborough. Her mother, Katherine (Hare) Clayton was active in the woman's suffrage movement in England. Katherine Emily Clayton married Rev. Robert Edwin Roberts (1878 - 1940) on January 17, 1901 at Peterborough Cathedral. He was born in Wales (Llangernyw), served as a Master at the Choir School of Westminster Abbey, saw active duty in World War I as a chaplain, worked in a munitions factory, and became a Canon of the Church of England and Dean of Leicester Cathedral. He was reportedly a gifted baritone singer who often gave lecturers on Welsh, Irish and Scottish… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Now the joyful bells a-ringing
Paraphraser: Katharine Emily Roberts
Source: Welsh carol
Language: English
Copyright: Words from Oxford Book of Carols by permission of Oxford University Press.

Tune

NOS GALAN

There are many texts for this tune, in both Welsh and English. In Welsh the theme is often more patriotic than seasonal (as in the words "Oer yw'r gwr sy'n methu caru"), but in English by far the commonest text is "Deck the Hall" (or "Halls").

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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #23

Include 3 pre-1979 instances
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