With meter 6.6.6.6.6 with refrain, it is set to the tune PERSONENT HODIE composer unknown, included in Piae Cantiones, 1582, and arranged by English composer Gustav Holst (1874–1934).
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Church choir with organ:
Massed choir with orchestra:
Choir with piano:
Lyrics
The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. A rough outline is:1 Long ago, prophets knew ...
Chorus:
Ring, bells, ring, ring, ring!
sing, choirs, sing, sing, sing!
When he comes,
when he comes,
who will make him welcome?
2 God in time, God in man ...
3 Mary, hail! Though afraid ...
4 Journey ends! Where afar
Final chorus ends "We will make him welcome".
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