Arrangement for Beginners:
https://www.free-scores.com/sheetmusic?p=ay7QFcFZek
The melody of this carol is from the Orchésographie, a
study of French Renaissance social dance, first
publised in 1589. It became a famous English carol by
the words of George Ratcliffe Woodward and the
harmonization of Charles Wood first published in "The
Cambridge Carol-Book, being 52 Songs for Christmas,
Easter, and other Seasons", London 1924.
LYRICS Ding! dong! merrily on high
In heav'n the bells are ringing:
Ding dong! verily the sky
Is riv’n with Angel singing.
REFRAIN:
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
E’en so here below, below,
Let steeple bells be swungen,
And „Io, io, io!“
By priest and people sungen.
REFRAIN
Pray you, dutifully prime
Your matin chime, ye ringers;
May you beautifully rime
Your evetime song, ye singers.
REFRAIN
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