Voices of Praise ‎#382

382. Let the merry Church bells ring!

1 Let the merry Church bells ring!
Hence with tears and sighing!
Frost and cold have fled from Spring,
Life hath conquered dying.
Flow'rs are smiling, fields are gay,
Sunny is the weather;
With our rising Lord today,
All things rise together.
Let the merry Church bells ring!
Ring! Ring! Ring!
Let the merry Church bells ring!
Ring! Ring! Ring!

2 Let the birds sing out again
From their leafy chapel,
Praising Him, with whom in vain
Satan sought to grapple;
Sounds of joy come fast and thick,
As the breezes flutter;
Resurrexit, non est hic,
Is the strain they utter.
Let the merry Church bells ring!
Ring! Ring! Ring!
Let the merry Church bells ring!
Ring! Ring! Ring!

3 Let the past of grief be past;
This our comfort giveth,
He was slain on Friday last,
But to-day He liveth:
Mourning heart must needs be gay,
Nor let sorrow vex it,
Since the very grace can say,
Christus Resurrexit
Let the merry Church bells ring!
Ring! Ring! Ring!
Let the merry Church bells ring!
Ring! Ring! Ring!

Text Information

• First Line: Let the merry Church bells ring!
• Title: Let the merry Church bells ring!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1883
• Topic: Easter

Tune Information

• Name: [Let the merry Church bells ring]
• Key: G Major