Hymn
You May Have the Joy-Bells
You may have the joybells ringing in your heart,
And a peace that from you never will depart;
Walk the straight and narrow way,
Live for Jesus ev'ry day,
He will keep the joybells ringing in your heart.
Joybells ringing in your heart,
Joybells ringing in your heart;
Take the Savior here below,
With you ev'rywhere you go,
He will keep the joybells ringing in your heart.
Love of Jesus in its fullness you may know,
And this love to those around you sweetly show;
Words of kindness always say,
Deeds of mercy do each day,
Then He’ll keep the joybells ringing in your heart.
You will meet with trials as you journey home,
Grace sufficient He will give to overcome;
Tho' unseen by mortal eye,
He is with you ever nigh,
And He’ll keep the joybells ringing in your heart.
Let your life speak well of Jesus ev'ry day;
Own His right to ev'ry service you can pay;
Sinners you can help to win
If your life is pure and clean,
And you keep the joybells ringing in your heart.
You May Have the Joy-Bells — Text from Victory Songs, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/you-may-have-the-joy-bells
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote You May Have the Joy-Bells?
The words of You May Have the Joy-Bells were written by J. Edward Ruark; the version here was published in 1920.
Is You May Have the Joy-Bells public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Victory Songs, published in 1920. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of You May Have the Joy-Bells?
You May Have the Joy-Bells is in 11.11.7.7.11.7.7.7.7.11.