Ring the bells of Heaven

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.

Refrain

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.

Refrain

Words:
Will­iam O. Cush­ing, 1866.

Music:
George F. Root, (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Root & Ca­dy, 1866)

(MI­DI, score).

Credits:http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/r/i/ringbell.htm

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