Ring the Bells of Heaven

Verse 1
Ring the bells of Heav­en! There is joy to­day, (Luke 15:7, Luke 15:10)
For a soul, re­turn­ing from the wild! (Matt. 18:12-13, Luke 15:4-7)
See, the Fa­ther meets him out up­on the way,
Welcoming His wea­ry, wan­der­ing child. (Luke 15:18-20)

Chorus
Glory! Glo­ry! How the an­gels sing:
Glory! Glory! How the loud harps ring! (Rev. 5:8-9, Rev. 14:2-3)
’Tis the ran­somed army, like a migh­ty sea,
Pealing forth the an­them of the free. (Isa. 35:10, Isa. 51:11, Rev. 7:9-10, Rev. 14:3-4, Rev. 19:1, Rev. 19:6)

Verse 2
Ring the bells of Heav­en! There is joy to­day,
For the wan­der­er now is re­con­ciled; (Luke 15:31-32)
Yes, a soul is res­cued from his sin­ful way,
And is born anew a ran­somed child. (John 3:3, John 3:7, I Pet. 1:23)

Verse 3
Ring the bells of Heav­en! Spread the feast to­day! (Luke 15:23)
Angels, swell the glad tri­umph­ant strain!
Tell the joy­ful tid­ings, bear it far away! (Isa. 52:7, Luke 2:10)
For a pre­cious soul is born again. (John 3:3, John 3:7, I Pet. 1:23)