Ding Dong Merrily on High

Ding dong! Merrily on high, in Heav’n the bells are ringing,
Ding dong! Verily the sky is riv’n with angel singing.
Gloria, hosannah in the highest!

E’en so here below, below, let steeple bells be swungen,
And io, io, io, by priest and people sungen.
Gloria, hosannah in the highest!

Pray ye dutifully, prime your matin chime, ye ringers;
May ye beautifully rime your evetime song, ye singers.
Gloria, hosannah in the highest!

Author: George Ratcliffe Woodward

Year: 1924

George Ratcliffe Woodward wrote the English lyrics in 1924; the tune is a 16th-century French melody arranged by Charles Wood. No significant alternate attributions for the text.