Easter day has come once more,
Ring, ye joy-bells, ring!
Peal the tid­ings o’er and o’er,
Ring, ye joy-bells, ring!
Night and gloom have passed away,
Death is end­ed, and de­cay;
Jesus Christ is ris’n to­day;
Ring, ye joy-bells, ring!

Refrain

Ring, ring, ring, mer­ry joy-bells, ring!
Sing, sing, sing, hap­py voic­es, sweet­ly sing!
Christ arose o’er the last of foes;
Glad bells, ring; hap­py voices, sweet­ly sing.

Spring comes smil­ing to the land,
Ring, ye joy-bells, ring!
Fair and pure the li­lies stand,
Ring, ye joy-bells, ring!
Birds are sing­ing clear and sweet,
Blossoms spring up ’neath our feet,
Heav’n bends low the earth to greet;
Ring, ye joy-bells, ring!

Refrain

Spread the seeds of hope abroad,
Ring, ye joy-bells, ring!
Peal the tri­umph of the Lord,
Ring, ye joy-bells, ring!
Comfort ev­ery ach­ing heart,
Dry the tears of pain that start,
Bid des­pair and grief de­part;
Ring, ye joy-bells, ring!

Refrain