
Arise, Arise, the Morning Bells
Winner of ChoralArt's 2019 New England Carol Contest.
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First performance: Dec. 7-8, 2019, Portland, ME by ChoralArt Singers, Robert Russell, Artistic Director.
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Score available for purchase through MusicSpoke.
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Text by H. R. Haweis:
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Arise, arise, the morning bells
Ring out the hymn of gladness;
Raise high the song of Paradise,
And cease the strain of sadness.
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For Christ the Way, and Christ the Truth,
And Christ the Life is born today.
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Farewell, farewell the night of sin,
Farewell the sleep of sorrow;
He who was with us in the past,
Shall be with us tomorrow.
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For Christ the Way, and Christ the Truth,
And Christ the Life is born today.
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Roll on, roll on the tide of praise,
Faint hearts break out in singing;
Lift up your heads, rejoice, rejoice,
These Christmas bells are ringing.
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For Christ the Way, and Christ the Truth,
And Christ the Life is born today.