Thursday, 26 December 2024

Ding dong merrily on high

 

Ding dong, merrily on high

Ding dong, merrily on high, 

In heav'n the bells are ringing;

Ding dong, verily the sky 

Is riv'n with angel singing.

Gloria, hosannah in excelsis!

Gloria, hosannah in excelsis!


E'en so here, below, below,

Let steeple bells be swungen,

And io, io ,io,

By priest and people sungen.

Gloria, hosannah in excelsis!

Gloria, hosannah in excelsis!


Pray ye dutifully prime

Your matin chimes, ye ringers;

May ye beautifully rhyme

Your evetime song, ye singers.



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6 comments:

  1. River26 December 2024 at 01:06

    I have never known the words to that song apart from the "ding dong merrily on high" line. Thank you.

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  2. DeniseinVA26 December 2024 at 03:34

    Thank you Janice, I enjoyed reading these lyrics. Happy Boxing Day!

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  3. roentare26 December 2024 at 05:54


    Great words and spirit

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  4. Liam Ryan26 December 2024 at 06:53

    One of my favourite carols. 😊

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  5. Lynn and Precious26 December 2024 at 11:10

    I'm not good with music so I cannot imagine the tune that goes with this. The words don't mean anything to me so I may not have heard it before. But I liked reading the words.

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  6. Anvilcloud26 December 2024 at 12:22

    Aside from the main words, I hadn't really paid attention to the rest. There is some older English in there. I like it.

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