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[Verse 1]
High in the belfry, the old sexton stands
Grasping the rope with his thin bony hands
Fix'd is his gaze as by some magic spell
Till he hears the distant murmur, "Ring, ring the bell"
[Chorus]
"Ring the bell, watchman! Ring! Ring! Ring!
Yes, yes! The good news is now on the wing
Yes, yes! They come and with tiding to tell
Glorious and blessed tidings, ring, ring the bell!"
[Verse 2]
Baring his long silver locks to the breeze
First, for a moment, he drops on his knees
Then, with a vigor that few could excel
Answers he the welcome bidding, "Ring, ring the bell"
[Chorus]
"Ring the bell, watchman! Ring! Ring! Ring!
Yes, yes! The good news is now on the wing
Yes, yes! They come and with tiding to tell
Glorious and blessed tidings, ring, ring the bell!"
[Verse 3]
Hear! From the hilltop, the first signal gun
Thunders the word that some great deed is done
Hear! Thro' the valley the long echoes swell
Ever and anon repeating, "Ring, ring the bell"
[Chorus]
"Ring the bell, watchman! Ring! Ring! Ring!
Yes, yes! The good news is now on the wing
Yes, yes! They come and with tiding to tell
Glorious and blessed tidings, ring, ring the bell!"
[Verse 4]
Bonfires are blazing and rockets ascend
No meagre triumph such tokens portend
Shout, shout, my brothers, for "All, all is well!"
'Tis the universal chorus, "Ring, ring the bell"
[Chorus]
"Ring the bell, watchman! Ring! Ring! Ring!
Yes, yes! The good news is now on the wing
Yes, yes! They come and with tiding to tell
Glorious and blessed tidings, ring, ring the bell!"
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Henry Clay Work

Henry Clay Work

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