Lyr Req: Bells of Paradise

Subject: origin of songs
From: velvet
Date: 03 Jun 02 - 12:07 PM

does anyone know where the following songs originated from, whether traditional or written by someone: ALL MY TRIALS, BELLS OF PARADISE, COME WRITE ME DOWN. thanks

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DTStudy: All My Trials (click)

"Bells of Paradise" discussion below.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: Bells of Paradise
From: Joe Offer
Date: 03 Jun 02 - 02:06 PM

We got a request for information on the origins of various songs, including "Bells of Paradise." I found a couple of references to this song in the Forum, but no lyrics. I gather that it's a Christmas carol. Can anybody post lyrics and give us background information?
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bells of Paradise
From: Joe Offer
Date: 03 Jun 02 - 02:23 PM

Sylv, can you give us more information on "Bells of Paradise"? We have a song in the Digital Tradition, Corpus Christi Carol (click) that may be the one you're referring to. It's also known as "Down in Yon Forest" - check the Down in Yon Forest thread (click)
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bells of Paradise
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 03 Jun 02 - 02:47 PM

The version I remember was the title track on an album ("All Bells in Paradise") released in the late 1960s by the Valley Folk (one of whose 4 members was Steve Heap, who now runs Mrs Casey Music, and Sidmouth and Towersey Festivals). In addition to the verses given on the thread Joe has just linked to above, I think there was one (after the "river" verse on the lines of "At the bed's foot there lies a hound
Drinking the blood as it daily runs down"

Kitty

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bells of Paradise
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 03 Jun 02 - 04:33 PM

And that verse has just turned up on the separate "Down in yon forrest" thread.

The "Falcon hath borne my make away" version of the Corpus Christi carol was popularised in Britain by the Yetties (who perform it with a bowed psaltery accompaniment).