Ding Dong! Merrily on High (Setting 1: Charles Wood)

 

See also other arrangements by: David Willcocks / Mack Willberg

1. Ding dong! merrily on high
In heav'n the bells are ringing:
Ding dong! verily the sky
Is riv'n with Angel singing.

Refrain: 

Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
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. (Refrain)

3. Pray you, dutifully prime
Your matin chime, ye ringers;
May you beautifully rime
Your evetime song, ye singers. (Refrain)

See also other arrangements by: David Willcocks / Mack Willberg

Historical Information: Wikipedia / Hymns and Carols of Christmas

Words:  George Radcliffe Woodward (1848–1934)
Music: "Branle de L'Official," in "Orchesographie," (1588), by Jehan Tabourot (1519-1595)