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Thread #30625 Message #2527551
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
30-Dec-08 - 12:56 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req/Add: Ring Dem Bells / Ring Them Bells
Subject: Lyr. Add: RING THE BELLS (Diton, SC)
Lyr Add: RING THE BELLS
SC spiritual
1
Ring the bells! all God's children, ring the bells!
So they say; Not today, Not tomorrow, ring the bells!
Ring the bells! all God's children, ring the bells!
So they say; Not today, Not tomorrow, ring the bells!
2
Ring the bells! when in trouble, ring the bells!
So they say; Not today, Not tomorrow, ring the bells!
Ring the bells! when in trouble, ring the bells!
So they say; Not today, Not tomorrow, ring the bells!
3
Ring the bells and tell the Saviour, ring the bells!
So they say; Not today, Not tomorrow, ring the bells!
Ring the bells and tell the Saviour, ring the bells!
So they say; Not today, Not tomorrow, ring the bells!
4
Ring the bells and let Him hear you, ring the bells!
So they say; Not today, Not tomorrow, ring the bells!
Ring the bells and let Him hear you, ring the bells!
So they say; Not today, Not tomorrow, ring the bells!
No. 24, p. 40, with musical score; collected at Frogmore, SC (island community near Beaufort), sung by J. E. Blanton, 1913.
Carl Diton, 1928, Thirty-six South Carolina Spirituals, Collected and Harmonized by Carl Diton; G. Schirmer Inc. New York.