The Big Bell in Zion (Shackelford, set by G. Bachlund) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Come, children, hear the joyful sound,
    Ding, Dong, Ding.
Go spread the glad news all around,
    Ding, Dong, Ding.

Chorus
Oh, the big bell's tollin' up in Zion,
    The big bell's tollin' up in Zion,
    The big bell's tollin' up in Zion,
        Ding, Dong, Ding.

I've been abused and tossed about,
    Ding, Dong, Ding.
But glory to the Lamb, I shout!
    Ding, Dong, Ding.

My bruthah jus' sent word to me,
    Ding, Dong, Ding.
That he'd done set his own self free.
    Ding, Dong, Ding.

Ole massa said he could not go,
    Ding, Dong, Ding.
But he's done reached Ohio sho'.
    Ding, Dong, Ding.

Ise gwine to be real nice an' meek,
    Ding, Dong, Ding.
Den I'll run away myself nex' week.
    Ding, Dong, Ding.

Chorus
Oh, the big bell's tollin' up in Zion,
    The big bell's tollin' up in Zion,
    The big bell's tollin' up in Zion,
        Ding, Dong Ding.

Authorship

Theodore Henry Shackelford

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Gary Bachlund

Date added to the website: 2009-03-06.

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