The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5799

5799. Ring the Bells of Heaven

1. 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.

2. 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]

3. 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]

Text Information

• First Line: Ring the bells of Heaven! There is joy today
• Title: Ring the Bells of Heaven
• Author: William Orcutt Cushing (1866)
• Refrain First Line: Glory! Glory! How the angels sing
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: William O. Cushing, 1866: The melody ran in my head all day long, chiming and flowing in its sweet musical cadence. I wished greatly that I might secure the tune for use in the Sunday-school and for other Christian purposes. When I heard the bells of heaven ringing of some sinner that had returned, it seemed like a glad day. Then the words, Ring the bells of heaven at once flowed down into the waiting melody. Sankey, p. 226

Tune Information

• Name: [Ring the bells of Heaven! There is joy today]
• Composer: George Frederick Root
• Incipit: 55653 12167 17121
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain