Ring Christmas bells (Mykola Leontovich)

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Editor: Marco Gallo (submitted 2002-09-24).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 33 kB   Copyright: Free Art License
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General Information

Original title: Schedryk
Title: Ring Christmas Bells,
Composer: Mykola Leontovich

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: SacredCarol

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1916
Description: Ukrainian carol, received also other English texts by Peter Wilhousky in 1936 ("Hark how the bells") and by Bovee in 1951 ("Ring silver bells").

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  • Free choir training aids for this work are available at Choralia.

Original text and translations

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Ring, Christmas bells,
merrily ring,
Tell all the world
Jesus is King.

Loudly proclaim,
With one accord,
The happy tale,
Welcome the Lord!

Ring, Christmas bells,
Sound far and near,
The birthday of Jesus is here.

Herald the news,
To old and young,
Tell it to all,
In ev'ry tongue.

Ring, Christmas bells,
Toll loud and long,
Your message sweet,
Peel and prolong.

Come all ye people,
Join in the singing,
Repeat the story,
Told by the ringing.

Ring, Christmas bells,
Tell the glad news
Of Jesus birth.

Loudly proclaim,
With one accord,
The happy tale,
Welcome the Lord!

Ring, Christmas bells,
Merrily ring,
Tell all the world,
Jesus is King!