The Cambridge Carol Book/Ding dong! merrily on high

by George Ratcliffe Woodward

VIII. DING DONG! MERRILY ON HIGH

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

2.E'en so here below, below, let steeple bells be swungen,
And io, io, io, by priests and people sungen.

3.Pray you, dutifully prime your Matin chime, ye ringers;
May you beautifully rime your Eve-time song, ye singers:
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!