Scripture Verse

The Lord is risen. Luke 24:34

Introduction

Words: An­zen­tia I. Chap­man, in The Bea­con Light, ed­it­ed by John H. Ten­ney & Eli­sha A. Hoff­man (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Ol­iv­er Dit­son, 1881).

Music: Dai­ly, Dai­ly Hen­ri F. He­my, 1865 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Chap­man or He­my (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Ring the joy-bells, Christ has ris­en
He who died in hu­man pain,
From the bond­age of His pri­son
Breaks, to glad­den earth again.
Ring the joy-bells, ring the joy-bells,
Jesus comes on earth to reign;
Ring the joy-bells, ring the joy-bells,
Jesus comes on earth to reign.

Ring the joy-bells of the Sab­bath,
Blessèd day when He arose,
As the con­quer­or, in tri­umph,
Death and sin His van­quished foes.
Ring the joy-bells, ring the joy-bells,
Till the day of life shall close;
Ring the joy-bells, ring the joy-bells,
Till the day of life shall close.

Ring the joy-bells, loud and glee­ful,
Sound aloud their notes of peace,
Fill the world with their vi­bra­tions
Till the strife of earth shall cease.
Ring the joy-bells, ring the joy-bells,
Let their notes be notes of peace,
Ring the joy-bells, ring the joy-bells,
Let their notes be notes of peace.

Ring the joy-bells, saints in glo­ry;
Listen to the glad re­frain,
Ringing forth the old­en story,
How the Christ is born again.
Ring the joy-bells, ring the joy-bells,
Jesus in our hearts shall reign;
Ring the joy-bells, ring the joy-bells,
Jesus in our hearts shall reign.