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COMPOSER NOTES
Jubilant bells reverberate through this setting of a Christmas classic. With echoing rounds and flexible voicing, the arrangement provides joyful impact with options that allow for performance on minimal rehearsal. LYRICS
Ding dong, merrily on high! In heav’n the bells are ringing. Ding dong, verily the sky is riv’n with angel singing. Gloria, hosanna in excelsis! E'en so here below, below, let steeple bells be swungen, And i-o, i-o, i-o, by priest and people sungen. Gloria, hosanna in excelsis! Pray you dutifully prime your matin chime, ye ringers. May you beautifully rhyme your evetime song, ye singers. Gloria, hosanna in excelsis! |