The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5800

5800. Ring, Happy Bells of Easter Time

1. Ring, happy bells of Easter time,
The world is glad to hear your chime;
Across wide fields of melting snow
The winds of summer softly blow,
And birds and streams repeat the chime
Of Easter time, of Easter time:

Refrain
The world is glad to hear your chime;
Ring, happy bells of Easter time!

2. Ring, happy bells of Easter time,
The world takes up your chant sublime;
The Lord is risen, the night of fear
Has passed away and heaven draws near:
We breathe the air of that blest clime,
At Easter time, at Easter time: [Refrain]

3. Ring, happy bells of Easter time,
Our happy hearts give back your chime;
The Lord is risen, we die no more:
He opens wide the heavenly door;
He meets us, while to Him we climb,
At Easter time, at Easter time: [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Ring, happy bells of Easter time
• Title: Ring, Happy Bells of Easter Time
• Author: Lucy Larcom (1882)
• Refrain First Line: The world is glad to hear your chime
• Meter: LMD
• Language: English
• Source: Appeared in the Hymnal for American Youth (New York: The Century Company, 1919)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: EASTER CHIMES
• Composer: Eleanor Smith
• Adapter: Richard W. Adams (1998)
• Meter: LMD
• Incipit: 55623 15655 76555
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Adaptation © 1998, Richard W. Adams (reproduce freely for Christian worship)