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Text:Bells of Easter
Author:Elsie Duncan Yale
Tune:[Sunshine has scattered the gloom]
Composer:J. Lincoln Hall

98. Bells of Easter

1 Sunshine has scattered the gloom,
Awake! Awake!
Lilies are breathing perfume,
While shadows the skies now forsake.

Refrain:
Bells of Easter are ringing,
Sweetly ringing;
Dawn in beauty is bringing
Eastertide.
List, the echoes are stealing,
Softly stealing;
Bells of Easter are pealing
Far and wide.

2 Hearts that were heavy rejoice,
Awake! Awake!
List to each jubilant voice,
For dawn in its glory doth break! [Refrain]

3 Gladness is filling the world,
Awake! Awake!
Banners of hope are unfurled,
Let all in the rapture partake. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Sunshine has scattered the gloom
Title: Bells of Easter
Author: Elsie Duncan Yale
Refrain First Line: Bells of Easter are ringing
Language: English
Publication Date: 1909
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Sunshine has scattered the gloom]
Composer: J. Lincoln Hall
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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