Hymn
Ring the Bells of Heaven
Ring the bells of heaven! there is joy today,
For a soul returning from the wild;
See! the Father meets him out upon the way,
Welcoming His weary, wand'ring child.
Glory! glory! how the angels sing;
Glory! glory! how the loud harps ring;
'Tis the ransom'd army, like a mighty sea,
Pealing forth the anthem of the free.
Ring the bells of heaven! there is joy today,
For the wand'rer now is reconciled;
Yes, a soul is rescued from his sinful way,
And is born anew a ransomed child.
Ring the bells of heaven! spread the feast today,
Angels swell the glad triumphant strain,
Tell the joyful tidings! bear it far away,
For a precious soul is born again.
Ring the Bells of Heaven — Text from Victory Songs, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/ring-the-bells-of-heaven
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Ring the Bells of Heaven?
The words of Ring the Bells of Heaven were written by W. O. Cushing; the version here was published in 1920. The library also holds O Safe to the Rock That Is Higher Than I, another hymn by W. O. Cushing.
Is Ring the Bells of Heaven public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Victory Songs, published in 1920. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Ring the Bells of Heaven?
Ring the Bells of Heaven is in 11.9.11.9 with refrain. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Are You Washed in the Blood?