In this hymn, William O. Cushing does a great job
capturing the joy experienced by God when one of His
lost sheep returns. One can’t help but think about
the end of the Prodigal Son parable when one sings
these words. With a great setting by George Root (who
also combined with Cushing on “When He Cometh”),
this hymn is sure to inspire!
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,
Welc...(+)
In this hymn, William O. Cushing does a great job
capturing the joy experienced by God when one of His
lost sheep returns. One can’t help but think about
the end of the Prodigal Son parable when one sings
these words. With a great setting by George Root (who
also combined with Cushing on “When He Cometh”),
this hymn is sure to inspire!
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, wand’ring child.
2. Ring the bells of Heaven! there is joy today,
For the wand’rer now is reconciled;
Yes, a soul is rescued from his sinful way,
And is born anew a ransomed child.
3. Ring the bells of Heaven! spread the feat today,
Angels, swell the glad triumphant strain!
Tell the joyful tidings, bear it far away!
For a precious soul is born again.
Chorus: 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.
This sheet music is part of the collection of crosby3145 :
There are many reasons we
as Christians have to be
joyful. We serve the most
powerful being in the
universe, Creator of Heaven
and Earth, a God that bows to
nothing as He carries out His
will. We have a home in
Heaven for sure, prepared for
us by God Himself, a place of
majesty and splendor where
there will be no tears or
suffering. We have the
Lord’s promise that “All
things work together for good
to those that love to them
that love God, to them who are
the called according to His
purpose” (Romans 8:28), a
promise that means, even in
times of trouble, we can be
happy if we think on the God
we serve.
And yet, there’s another
reason for our joy, a reason
against which all the others
pale in comparison. And that
is the great truth found in
Romans 5:8: “…God
commendeth His love toward us,
in that, while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for
us.” The Creator, the
Almighty, a God that certainly
doesn’t need us, Who we left
to ourselves could do nothing
to please because of our
sinfulness, decided to love
us—even to the extent that
He would have His only Son die
for us—so that we might live
with Him in glory—because He
loves us. The reasons for
such love are
incomprehensible, but the
results of it our very
tangible indeed—and that is
why those Christians who are
in a great relationship with
their Father always seem to
have some sort of happiness
about them. When you think of
how good God is, and how much
He has loved us, it’s hard
not to be happy!
The ten hymns in this
collection all speak of this
joy in some form or another.
“Joy Unspeakable” combines
many of these reasons in its
verses, summing up with, “It
is joy unspeakable and full of
glory.” “In the Garden”
speaks of the joy we have in
the personal relationship
Christ’s sacrifice allows us
to have with God. “O Happy
Day” reminds us of the joy
on that first day when we
asked God to be our Saviour.
These and all the other hymns
in this collection are sure to
bring a smile to the faces of
your congregation!
Note: For In the Garden, see
Wonderful Grace of Jesus and
Nine Other Hymns for Solo
Piano
Note: For When Love Shines In,
see It Is Well with My Soul
and Nine Other Hymns for Solo
Piano
Note: For You May Have the
Joy-Bells, see Jesus Saves!
and Nine Other Hymns by
William J. Kirkpatrick
Note: For Joy Unspeakable, see
Rock of Ages and Nine Other
Favorite Hymns from Northgate
Baptist Church Sheet music list : › Cook, George Harrison : Heavenly Sunshine › Gabriel, Charles H. : Let the Joy Overflow › Rimbault, Edward Francis : O Happy Day › Sullivan, Mildred Ellen : Oh! Say, But I'm Glad › Root, George Frederick : Ring the Bells of Heaven › Wilson, Emily Divine : When We All Get to Heaven