Ding dong merrily on high

ur boken Carols for Choirs 4

French tune from 16th-c
Words: G. R. Woodward

Arr: David Willcocks

SOPRANO
1.Ding dong! mer - ri - ly on high in heav'n the bells are ring - ing:
2.E'en so here be - low, be - low, let stee - ple bells be swung - en.
3.Pray you, du - ti - ful - ly prime your mat - in chime, ye ring - ers;

TENOR
in heav'n the bells are ring - ing:
let stee - ple bells be swung - en.
your mat - in chime, ye ring - ers;


ALTO

Ding dong! ve - ri - ly the sky is riv'n with an - gel sing - ing:
And i - o, i - o, i - o, by priest and peo - ple sung - en;
May you beau - ti - ful - ly rime your eve - time song, ye sing - ers.


is riv'n with an - gel sing - ing:
let stee - ple bells be swung - en.
your mat - in chime, ye ring - ers;

Glo - - - - - - - - - -

Ho - san - na, Ho - san - na, Ho - san - na, Ho - san - na, -

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- - - ri - a, Ho - san - na in ex - cel - sis!

Ho - san - na, Ho - san - na, Ho - san - na in ex - cel - sis!

1. Ding dong merrily on high,

In heav'n the bells are ringing:
Ding dong! verily the sky
Is riv'n with angel singing.
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!

2. E'en so here below, below,

Let steeple bells be swungen,
And "Io, io, io!"
By priest and people sungen.
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!

3. Pray you, dutifully prime

Your matin chime, ye ringers;
May you beautifully rime
Your evetime song, ye singers.
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!