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32 LAUS DEO! John Greenleaf Whittier.

1. it is done! Clang of bells and roar of  gun

2. Ring, O bells! Every stroke ex - ult - ing tells

3. It is done! In the circuit of the sun

4. Ring and swing, Bells of joy! On morn - ing's

Send the ti - dings up and down;

Of the buri - al hour of crime;

Shall the sound  there - of  go  forth;

Send the song of praise a - broad!

How the belfries rock and reel!

Loud and long that all may hear,

It shall bid the sad re - joice,

With a sound of bro - ken chains

How the great guns, peal on peal. Fling the joy from town to town!

Ring for every listening ear of E - ter - ni - ty and Time! It shall give the dumb a voice, It shall belt with joy the earth!

Tell the nations that He reigns. Who a - lone is Lord and God!