Lyr Add: The Bell in the Steeple

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Bell in the Steeple
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 06 Sep 04 - 01:03 PM

The song appeared in Rex Allen's "Lonesome Letter Blues" of 1996. This cd is out-of-print and selling at a premium.
Apparently there is no other recording at this time.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Bell in the Steeple
From: MartinRyan
Date: 06 Sep 04 - 05:14 AM

Reminds me of "The Clock in the Tower", about a man listening to the aforementioned on the night before his execution. Learned as a boy scout, many years ago.

Regards

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Bell in the Steeple
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 05 Sep 04 - 09:30 PM

By Johnny Henderson.

Subject: Lyr Add: THE BELL IN THE STEEPLE (from Rex Allen)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 05 Sep 04 - 03:10 PM

Heard at The Record Lady's All-Time Country Favorites, on Requests Page 11. A banjo waltz-story.

~S~

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THE BELL IN THE STEEPLE
As sung by Rex Allen

The bell in the steeple is ringin' out loud;
The people are comin', there'll soon be a crowd.
The church doors are open, we'll all find a pew,
The bell in the steeple is ringin' for you.

Ship on the ocean had broken in two;
The fog hid the shoreline from everyone's view.
The women and children were lashed by each wave;
The lifeboats were crowded-- all faces were grave.

"No hope," said the voice of our Captain to me.
"But why must these children drown in the sea?"
Then the voice of our Captain said, "Be not afraid."
So, bravely, they paddled, and silently prayed.

A miracle happened that cold, stormy night:
A star lit the heavens with wonderful light.
Faint through the thunderous, perilous storm
The bell in the steeple rang out clear and warm.

So, wet and bedraggled, they stood on the shore,
Chilled by the sound of the storm's mighty roar.
They gathered together-- these, God-fearing people,
They walked toward the sound of the bell in the steeple.

The bell in the steeple is ringin' out loud;
The people are comin', there'll soon be a crowd.
The church doors are open, we'll all find a pew,
The bell in the steeple is ringin' for you.
The bell in the steeple is ringin' for you.


SH

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