Cheap religion may
give one a moral life;
It cannot
give one eternal life.
– eab, 12/31/09
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– eab, 12/31/09
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– eab, 12/30/77
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Ring the bells of Heaven! There is joy today,
For a soul, returning from the wild!
See, the Father meets him out upon the way,
Welcoming His weary, wandering child.
Refrain
Glory! Glory! How the angels sing:
Glory! Glory! How the loud harps ring!
’Tis the ransomed army, like a mighty sea,
Pealing forth the anthem of the free.
Ring the bells of Heaven! There is joy today,
For the wanderer now is reconciled;
Yes, a soul is rescued from his sinful way,
And is born anew a ransomed child.
Ring the bells of Heaven! Spread the feast today!
Angels, swell the glad triumphant strain!
Tell the joyful tidings, bear it far away!
For a precious soul is born again.
William Orcutt Cushing was born this date 12/31/1823, Hingham, Massachusetts. He penned some 300 or more hymns and/or Gospel Songs. These include “When He Cometh” “Under His Wings” and “Hiding in Thee.” Cushing died 10/19/1902, at Lisbon Center, New York.