Carol of the Bells

M. Leontovich

Copyright © 1936 by Carl Fischer, Inc., New York

International Copyright Secured Copyright Renewed

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Bass

Hark! how the bells;

Sweet sil - ver bells,

All

seem to

say

"Throw cares a - way"

Christ - mas is

here

pp

(staccato)

pp

Ding,

pp

Bring- ing good cheer

To young and old,

Meek and the bold

Ding, dong, ding, dong,

That is

their song,

With joy- ful ring,

All car - ol- ing.

simile

p

dong,

ding,

dong,

Ding,

dong,

ding,

dong

p

Ding,

dong,

ding,

dong

p

One seems to

hear,

Words of

good cheer,

From ev' - ry - where

Fil - ling the air

O,

how they pound,

Rise - ing their sound,

mf

f

One seems to

hear,

Words of

good cheer,

From ev' - ry - where

Fil - ling the air

O,

how they pound,

Rise - ing their sound,

mf

simile

f

One seems to

hear,

Words of

good cheer,

From ev' - ry - where

Fil - ling the air

O,

how

mf

simile

f

One seems to

hear,

Words of

good cheer,

From ev' - ry - where

Fil - ling the air

O,

how they pound,

Rise - ing their sound,

mf

simile

f

O'er hill and dale,

Tell - ing their tale,

Gay - ly

they ring,

While peo - ple

sing

song of

good cheer,

Christ - mas is

here!

ff

O'er hill and dale,

Tell - ing their tale,

Gay - ly

they ring,

While peo - ple

sing

song of

good cheer,

Christ - mas is

here!

ff

hap

-

py

are

their

tones,

Gay - ly

they ring,

While peo - ple

sing

song of

good cheer,

Christ - mas is

here!

ff

O'er hill and dale,

Tell - ing their tale,

Gay - ly

they ring,

While peo - ple

sing

song of

good cheer,

Christ - mas is

here!

ff

Mer- ry,

mer - ry,

mer- ry,

mer- ry Christ

-

mas!

Mer- ry,

mer - ry, mer- ry,

mer- ry Christ - mas!

On, on they send,

on

with-out end

f cresc.

decresc.

cresc.

decresc.

dim. (without ritard.)

Ding,

ding,

dong,

Ding,

ding,

dong,

Ding,

dong,

f

dim.

Ding,

dong, ding, dong,

That

is

their song,

With

joy - ful ring,

All

car - ol- ing.

Ding,

dong,

ff

dim.

Ding,

dong,

ding,

dong,

Ding,

dong,

ff

dim.

their joy - ful tone

to

ev' - ry home.

Hark! how the bells;

Sweet sil - ver bells,

All seem to say

"Throw cares a - way"

dong

decresc.

1.

pp

2.

dim. (without ritard.

ding,

ding,

dong,

dong

decresc.

dim.

ding,

ding,

dong,

On, on they send,

decresc.

dim.

ding,

ding,

dong,

dong

decresc.

dim.

Ding, dong, ding, dong.

ppp

mf

Ding, dong, ding, dong.

ppp

mf

on

with-out end

their joy- ful tone

to

ev' - ry home.

Bohm!

ppp