Lyrics
(Folk song, Lyrics by John Erwin, publ. 1921)
1. On Easter Day, as I was going
Through the woods, the winds were blowing,
Far away the church bells rang:
Ding dong, cling clang.
2. And with the distant church bells’ ringing
Came the sound of children singing,
Sweet as angels heard afar
Alleluia!
3. I wished the song might last forever;
Sweeter music heard I never;
Borne across the fields afar
Alleluia!
See also
- Subject: Easter
- Harmony: i, V, VII / major & minor
- Meter: 6/8
- Rhythm: anacrusis
- Scale: hexatonic
- Tones: m, si, l, t, d r m
- Source: 140 Folk-songs with Piano Accompaniment “rote Songs” for Grades I, II and III,Archibald Thompson Davison, Thomas Whitney Surette, 1921
- Song with chords, New Version in a major key (PDF)
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song
