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Verse 1:
G          C          D7
Ding dong! merrily on high,
   C          Am7       D   G
in heav’n the bells are ringing:
G          C          D7
ding dong! verily the sky
   C          Am7   G
is riv’n with angel singing.

Chorus:
Bm         Em7      Am7      D7
Glo-o-o-o, o-o-o-o, o-o-o-o, o-o-o-o,
Bm       Em       Am7      B7
o-o-o-o, o-o-o-o, o-o-o-o, o-o-o-o,
Em   Am7      D7
o-o, o-o-o-o, o-o-ri-a!
G C        D7   G
Hosanna in excelsis!

Verse 2:
G              Am7
E’en so here below, below,
    C       Am7      D    G
let steeple bells be swungen,
G     C       D7
and “io, io, io!”
   C          Am7    G
by priest and people sungen.

Chorus:
Bm         Em7      Am7      D7
Glo-o-o-o, o-o-o-o, o-o-o-o, o-o-o-o,
Bm       Em       Am7      B7
o-o-o-o, o-o-o-o, o-o-o-o, o-o-o-o,
Em   Am7      D7
o-o, o-o-o-o, o-o-ri-a!
G C        D7   G
Hosanna in excelsis!

Verse 3:
G         C         D7
Pray you, dutifully prime
     C     Am7       D   G
your matin chime, ye ringers;
G       C           D7
may you beautifully rime
     C       Am7      G
your evetime song, ye singers.

Chorus:
Bm         Em7      Am7      D7
Glo-o-o-o, o-o-o-o, o-o-o-o, o-o-o-o,
Bm       Em       Am7      B7
o-o-o-o, o-o-o-o, o-o-o-o, o-o-o-o,
Em   Am7      D7
o-o, o-o-o-o, o-o-ri-a!
G C        D7   G
Hosanna in excelsis!


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