Triumphant Songs No.5 ‎#18

18. The Old Church Bell

1 When the old church bell that we love so well
Swings aloft in belfry tall,
With a joyous peal,
O how glad we feel!
As we hasten to its call.

Refrain:
Hark! the old church bell, in its glad chimes dwell,
Invitations sweet and clear;
Let us haste away in the early day
To the Sunday-school so dear.

2 Hear the old church bell as its glad notes swell
On the balmy morning air
Parents, teachers, all
At its pleading call,
Gather at the house of pray’r. [Refrain]

3 Swings the old church bell, O its measures tell
Invitations soft and sweet,
And our school-mates dear,
As its chimes they hear
Speed to school with willing feet. [Refrain]

4 Ring the old church bell, over hill and dell,
Spread afar the tuneful peal,
Call the street-waifs in,
Let them now begin
In the Sunday-school to kneel. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: When the old church bell that we love so well
• Title: The Old Church Bell
• Author: Birdie Bell
• Refrain First Line: Hark! the old church bell, in its glad chimes dwell
• Publication Date: 1896

Tune Information

• Name: [When the old church bell that we love so well]
• Composer: H. N. Lincoln