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Author: Elisha Albright Hoffman Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Rejoice! rejoice! the Christmas time is here Refrain First Line: Chime on, ye bells of gladness, chime! Lyrics: 1 Rejoice! rejoice! the Christmas time is here, The time for joy and gladness; The Christ of God is come our hearts to cheer, And banish care and sadness. Refrain: Chime on, ye bells of gladness, chime! Chime on, ye bells of gladness, chime! This is the merry, happy Christmas time! This is the merry, happy Christmas time! 2 We gather round the festive Christmas tree And praise the Lord of Heaven, That unto us He has, in mercy free, A precious Savior given. [Refrain] 3 This is the merry, happy Christmas time, Ring out the wondrous story; Chime on, ye bells of joy and gladness, chime, And celebrate His glory. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Rejoice! rejoice! the Christmas time is here] Text Sources: The Beacon Light (Boston: Oliver Ditson, 1881)

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[Rejoice! rejoice! the Christmas time is here]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John Harrison Tenney Tune Key: G Major or modal Incipit: 55333 43321 71722 Used With Text: Happy Christmas Time

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Happy Christmas Time

Author: Elisha Albright Hoffman Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #14131 First Line: Rejoice! rejoice! the Christmas time is here Refrain First Line: Chime on, ye bells of gladness, chime! Lyrics: 1 Rejoice! rejoice! the Christmas time is here, The time for joy and gladness; The Christ of God is come our hearts to cheer, And banish care and sadness. Refrain: Chime on, ye bells of gladness, chime! Chime on, ye bells of gladness, chime! This is the merry, happy Christmas time! This is the merry, happy Christmas time! 2 We gather round the festive Christmas tree And praise the Lord of Heaven, That unto us He has, in mercy free, A precious Savior given. [Refrain] 3 This is the merry, happy Christmas time, Ring out the wondrous story; Chime on, ye bells of joy and gladness, chime, And celebrate His glory. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Rejoice! rejoice! the Christmas time is here]

Happy Christmas Time

Author: E. A. H. Hymnal: The Beacon Light #112 (1881) First Line: Rejoice, rejoice, the Christmas time is here Refrain First Line: Chime on, ye bells of gladness, chime Languages: English Tune Title: [Rejoice, rejoice, the Christmas time is here]

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E. A. Hoffman

1839 - 1929 Person Name: Elisha Albright Hoffman Author of "Happy Christmas Time" in The Cyber Hymnal Elisha Hoffman (1839-1929) after graduating from Union Seminary in Pennsylvania was ordained in 1868. As a minister he was appointed to the circuit in Napoleon, Ohio in 1872. He worked with the Evangelical Association's publishing arm in Cleveland for eleven years. He served in many chapels and churches in Cleveland and in Grafton in the 1880s, among them Bethel Home for Sailors and Seamen, Chestnut Ridge Union Chapel, Grace Congregational Church and Rockport Congregational Church. In his lifetime he wrote more than 2,000 gospel songs including"Leaning on the everlasting arms" (1894). The fifty song books he edited include Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 and The Evergreen, 1873. Mary Louise VanDyke ============ Hoffman, Elisha Albright, author of "Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power?" (Holiness desired), in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1881, was born in Pennsylvania, May 7, 1839. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ==============

J. H. Tenney

1840 - 1918 Person Name: John Harrison Tenney Composer of "[Rejoice! rejoice! the Christmas time is here]" in The Cyber Hymnal John Harrison Tenney, 1840-1918 Born: November 22, 1840, Rowley, Massachusetts. Born just after the presidential campaign of "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too," Tenney was named after American president William Henry Harrison. A deacon in the Congregational Church in Linebrook, Massachusetts, he edited or was associate editor of over 30 books, and contributed to hundreds more. His works include: American Male Choir Temperance Jewels, with Elisha Hoffman (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1879) Bells of Victory, with Elisha Hoffman (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1888) Gems of Gospel Song Golden Sunbeams Sharon’s Dewy Rose Songs of Faith Shining Light Songs of Joy Sparkling and Bright Spiritual Songs, Nos. 1 and 2 Sweet Fields of Eden The Beacon Light The Singing School Banner The Anthem Offering The American Anthem Book The Crown of Praise Sources-- Hall, pp. 219-22 Music-- Asilomar Bogotá Beyond the Swelling Flood Cancún Come to Jesus Ever Will I Pray Hallowed Hour of Prayer Jesus Is Passing This Way Jubilate! My Anchor Is Holding Nothing Between Onward Christian Soldiers Sabbath Bell San Francisco We’ll Never Say Goodbye Where Will You Spend Eternity? --www.hymntime.com/tch