Ding Dong Merrily on High
ANTON WAAS, GEORGE RATCLIFFE WOODWARD, RALF LUDEWIG, THOINOT ARBEAU
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!
E'en so here below, below,
Let steeple bells be swungen,
And ""Io, io, io!""
By priest and people sungen
Gloria Hosanna in excelsis!
The same procedure as last year
To grant us a sign a token
The same procedure as every year
To heal our spirits, broken
Pray you, dutifully prime
Your matin chime, ye ringers,
May you beautifully rhyme
Your eve'time song, ye singers
Gloria Hosanna in excelsis!
Gloria Hosanna Gloria!