Christmas

Bells
in memory of Dorothy Ross Williams,

 5 
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow fx hodalski

     
Irving Ross, and Arthur Ross

Soprano  8            
 = 66

   


 5     
 8                  
I heard the bells on Christ mas Day Their old, fa mi liar ca rols play, And

Alto

 5                  
 8 
I heard the bells on Christ mas Day Their old, fa mi liar ca rols play, And

Tenor
   
  5          
        
 8 
I heard the bells on Christ mas Day Their old, fa mi liar ca rols play, And

  

Bass

I heard the bells on Christ mas Day Their old, fa mi liar ca rols play, And

 
    6     5   
  6
S.  
 8   8 

    8

5

  6   5    6
     8     8      8
wild and sweet The words re peat Of peace on earth, good will to men! Of

   

A.

   6 
    8
   85          86
wild and sweet The words re peat Of peace on earth, good will to men! Of

    

T.

     6  5  6
 8     8          8
wild and sweet The words re peat Of peace on earth, good will to men! Of

   

B.

wild and sweet The words re peat Of peace on earth, good will to men! Of

fx hodalski
   6     5    
S.  8  8      
 86

10


6  5  
 8     8       86
peace on earth, good will to men! And thought how, as the

   

A.

6    
85
  
 8         86
peace on earth, good will to men! And thought how, as the

 

T.

  86        6
 85        8
peace on earth, good will to men! And thought how, as the

   

B.

peace on earth, good will to men! And thought how, as the

  6     5    
S.  8  8     86      85
 
14

6  5   6 5
 8     8         8      8
day had come, The bel fries of all Christ en dom Had rolled a long the un

A.

 6     5         86   
 8  8    85
day had come, The bel fries of all Christ en dom Had rolled a long the un


T.

 6     5 
 8        86      85
 8 
day had come, The bel fries of all Christ en dom Had rolled a long the un


B.

day had come, The bel fries of all Christ en dom Had rolled a long the un

2 fx hodalski
  5
S.  8   
    
    
     

18


5    
 8            
bro ken song Of peace on earth, good will to men! Of peace on earth,

   

A.

5       
 8         
bro ken song Of peace on earth, good will to men! Of peace on earth,

   

T.

  85         
        
bro ken song Of peace on earth, good will to men! Of peace on earth,

  

B.

bro ken song Of peace on earth, good will to men! Of peace on earth,

   
S.                   
  
23


     
               
good will to men! Till ring ing, sing ing on its way, The world re volved from

  

A.

              
     
good will to men! Till ring ing, sing ing on its way, The world re volved from

   

T.

            
     
good will to men! Till ring ing, sing ing on its way, The world re volved from

     

B.

good will to men! Till ring ing, sing ing on its way, The world re volved from

fx hodalski 3
      6     5  
S.        
 8   8 

28

   6   5 
         8     8    
night to day, A voice, a chime, A chant sub lime Of peace on earth, good

A.

     6     85   
    
 8

night to day, A voice, a chime, A chant sub lime Of peace on earth, good

   
T.

    6  5
      8     8    
night to day, A voice, a chime, A chant sub lime Of peace on earth, good

B.
   
night to day, A voice, a chime, A chant sub lime Of peace on earth, good

 
S.  

  
    
     


32


    
      
will to men! Of peace on earth, good will to men! Then

       

A.

  
             
will to men! Of peace on earth, good will to men! Then

  

T.

   
           
will to men! Of peace on earth, good will to men! Then

   

B.

will to men! Of peace on earth, good will to men! Then

4 fx hodalski
        
86  85

S.   
  
  86
37

   
   86     85      86
from each black, ac cur sed mouth The can non thun dered

A.
   

  
     86     85     86
from each black, ac cur sed mouth The can non thun dered


T.

     
86   85  86
from each black, ac cur sed mouth The can non thun dered

B.
       
from each black, ac cur sed mouth The can non thun dered

  6          
S.  8  85    86   85
40

6   
 8    85     86       85
in the South, And with the sound The ca rols drowned Of


A.

 6      
 8  85    86    85
in the South, And with the sound The ca rols drowned Of

 
T.

 6    
 8   85     86     85
in the South, And with the sound The ca rols drowned Of

B. 
in the South, And with the sound The ca rols drowned Of

fx hodalski 5
  5        
S.  8      
    43

43


5    
 8            43
peace on earth, good will to men! Of peace on earth, good will to

    

A.

5
 8 
              43
peace on earth, good will to men! Of peace on earth, good will to

   

T.

  85     
             43
peace on earth, good will to men! Of peace on earth, good will to

 

B.

peace on earth, good will to men! Of peace on earth, good will to

 3    6
  8   
S.  4 
5  86      85 
   8
48

3 5  6  5  6
 4  8     8      8     8
men! It was as if an earth quake rent The hearth stones of a

A.
  
3   6  5
 4   85     8     8     86
men! It was as if an earth quake rent The hearth stones of a


T.

 3 5  6    
 4   8  8    85  86
men! It was as if an earth quake rent The hearth stones of a

B.      
men! It was as if an earth quake rent The hearth stones of a

6 fx hodalski
   6          
S.  8  85    86   85
52

6   
 8    85     86       85
con ti nent, And made for lorn The house holds born Of


A.

 6      
85 

 8   86    85
con ti nent, And made for lorn The house holds born Of

 
T.

  86    
  85     86     85
con ti nent, And made for lorn The house holds born Of

B.
 
con ti nent, And made for lorn The house holds born Of

 5        
S.  8           43

55


5    
 8            43
peace on earth, good will to men! Of peace on earth, good will to

    

A.

5      
 8          43
peace on earth, good will to men! Of peace on earth, good will to

   

T.

 5     
 8              43
peace on earth, good will to men! Of peace on earth, good will to



B.

peace on earth, good will to men! Of peace on earth, good will to

fx hodalski 7
  3  3    24    5
  85  
S.  4 
  8    
 4 
60


3 5     5 
 4   8  43    42    8    
men! And in de spair I bowed my head; 'There is no peace on

 

A.

3   3     5    
 4    85    4

42

 8 
men! And in de spair I bowed my head; 'There is no peace on

T.

  43  5   3  5 
8    4     42    8    
men! And in de spair I bowed my head; 'There is no peace on

  

B.

men! And in de spair I bowed my head; 'There is no peace on

  
S.        
     
     
65

    
            
earth,' I said; 'For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good

   

A.

             
   
earth,' I said; 'For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good

   
T.

  
               
earth,' I said; 'For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good

B.
  
earth,' I said; 'For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good

8 fx hodalski
        
S.             85

69


     5
        8
will to men! Of peace on earth, good will to men! Then

      

A.

    
           85
will to men! Of peace on earth, good will to men! Then

   

T.

   
           85
will to men! Of peace on earth, good will to men! Then

    

B.

will to men! Of peace on earth, good will to men! Then

 5  
S.  8            
   
 
74

5    
 8                
peeled the bells more loud and deep: 'God is not dead, nor doth he sleep; The

A.

5                
 8
peeled the bells more loud and deep: 'God is not dead, nor doth he sleep; The

T.
   
 5         
       
 8
peeled the bells more loud and deep: 'God is not dead, nor doth he sleep; The

B.   
peeled the bells more loud and deep: 'God is not dead, nor doth he sleep; The

fx hodalski 9
    6      58    
S.       42
 8 

 
78

  6   
     8      85     42
Wrong shall fail The Right pre vail With peace on earth, good will to men.

A.   

     6    85   

  8
     42
Wrong shall fail The Right pre vail With peace on earth, good will to men.

  
T.

    6
  8      85        42
Wrong shall fail The Right pre vail With peace on earth, good will to men.

B.
   
Wrong shall fail The Right pre vail With peace on earth, good will to men.


 2 34    44  
  86     
S.  4   
83 

2 
34   44  6
 4     8  
With peace on earth, good will to men!

    

A.

2  
34  44      86      
 4  
With peace on earth, good will to men!

T.

 2  
34  44     86     
 4       
With peace on earth, good will to men!

B.

With peace on earth, good will to men!

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