66
7. Ring Out, Wild Bells
from In Memoriam
Words: ALFRED LORD TENNYSON 1809–1892
Soprano 1
  q = 80
 

  

 
 

 




Soprano 2
Alto 1
Alto 2

Music: BRIAN R. KNOWLES
mf
        
 


Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
mf
The
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
mf
The
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
mf
The
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The
        
 


 
        


 
        


q = 80
E

            
  

 


   


PL
  mf
     

   


M
Piano

   


 
 
S. 1 
               
 
  

 
                 
 
  

                   
 
  

 

               

 
  

SA
4
fly - ing cloud, the frost - y light: The year is dy - ing
S. 2
fly - ing cloud, the frost - y light: The year is dy - ing
A. 1
fly - ing cloud, the frost - y light: The year is dy - ing
A. 2
fly - ing cloud, the frost - y light: The year is dy - ing

   



  

 
   


in the night;
in the night;
in the night;
in the night;
f
Ring
f
Ring
f
Ring
f
Ring

 
          
    





 
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7. Ring Out, Wild Bells
                   
 
S. 1  
7
out, wild bells, and let him die,
S. 2
A. 1
A. 2
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die,
                 
 
 
out, wild bells, and let him die,
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die,
and
out, wild bells, and let him die,
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die,
and
   
               
 
  
                 
 
out, wild bells, and let him die,
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die,
  
S. 1   

let
A. 2


him

 




die.



him
 

 
   

him
 


let


 



let


 

  
him


 
f
Ring
f
 
Ring
die.
die.
p


die.





  







 

 
  
 
   



 
   
let
A. 1



SA
9

PL
f

       
M
 
   
and
E


      
  
 
S. 2
and







      






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7. Ring Out, Wild Bells
mf
  




S. 1 

        
A
12
out the old, ring


      
 
   
 

 
   
Ring
in the new,

 

out,
ring
 


    

  

f
in,

out,



out



  



  


M
 
SA

a - cross the snow:
Ring
mf



The
The
a - cross the snow,


   




          
f
Ring
f
out the false, ring in the true, Ring
Ring
out the false, ring in the true, Ring
mf

        
 

          

        
 

year is go - ing, let him go;
A. 2
Ring hap - py bells,
mf
in,
year is go - ing, let him go;
A. 1
a - cross the snow:
ring
       

S. 1 
14
Ring hap - py bells,
mf
E




S. 2
The
     
Ring
f
A. 2
a - cross the snow:

                
out the old, ring
f
A. 1
Ring hap - py bells,
mf
PL
S. 2
in the new,
     


year is go - ing, let him go;

ring
out,
let him go,
let him go.

  










  

Ring
mf
out
Ring
out
       
 



  

 

            

mf
 
ring

  
ring
 

in,

 
in,

 


      
f
 

 

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7. Ring Out, Wild Bells
        

S. 1 
the
 


       


in



out the false, ring in the true, ring
 
the
 


 

in



out the false, ring in the true, ring
 
 









17
A. 1
ring
A. 2




ring
  



  

out,
ring
out,
in
ring
 

A. 1
A. 2
p
 
 

SA
S. 2
    
 
B

Ah
 
  
mf
     
Ring
 
 

 




out the grief
p


Ah,


 


 

 




Ah

 
          
that saps the mind,
For
those that here
we

 

 

 




 



 
 


 
  
 

 
  

 


  

Ah
p
Ah
mp


true.
 
 

   


   
   

the





 





      
  
M
  
S. 1  
20

in
true.
PL
 

        

  

the
true.
E
S. 2
true.
 

Ah,
Ah,

  
Ah
Ah
 
