Ring them bells, ye heathen From the city that dreams, Ring them bells from the sanctuaries that cross the valleys and streams. For they're deep and they're wide And the world's on its side
And time is running backwards And so is the bride.
Ring them bells St. Peter
Where the four winds blow,
Ring them bells with an iron hand
So the people will know.
Oh it's rush hour now
On the wheel and the plow
And the sun is going down
Upon the sacred cow.
Ring them bells Sweet Martha,
For the poor man's son,
Ring them bells so the world will know
That God is one.
Oh the shepherd is asleep
Where the willows weep
And the mountains are filled
With lost sheep.
Ring them bells for the blind and the deaf,
Ring them bells for all of us who are left, Ring them bells for the chosen few
Who will judge the many when the game is through.
Ring them bells, for the time that flies,
For the child that cries
When innocence dies.
Ring them bells St. Catherine
From the top of the room,
Ring them from the fortress
For the lilies that bloom.
Oh the lines are long
And the fighting is strong
And they're breaking down the distance Between right and wrong.
[00:03.17] [00:06.30]Oh Mercy [00:07.29] [00:17.40]Ring them bells, ye heathen [00:19.83]From the city that dreams, [00:20.94]Ring them bells from the sanctuaries that cross the valleys and streams. [00:23.13]For they're deep and they're wide [00:26.50]And the world's on its side [00:28.26] [00:29.82]And time is running backwards [00:32.76]And so is the bride. [00:34.32] [00:43.32]Ring them bells St. Peter [00:44.76] [00:45.51]Where the four winds blow, [00:46.76] [00:49.44]Ring them bells with an iron hand [00:51.44] [00:52.01]So the people will know. [00:53.20] [00:55.57]Oh it's rush hour now [00:56.59] [00:58.22]On the wheel and the plow [00:59.78] [01:01.59]And the sun is going down [01:03.16] [01:03.78]Upon the sacred cow. [01:04.79] [01:14.91]Ring them bells Sweet Martha, [01:16.10] [01:16.72]For the poor man's son, [01:18.40] [01:21.09]Ring them bells so the world will know [01:22.97] [01:23.59]That God is one. [01:24.59] [01:27.16]Oh the shepherd is asleep [01:28.72] [01:30.28]Where the willows weep [01:31.28] [01:33.72]And the mountains are filled [01:35.47] [01:36.09]With lost sheep. [01:37.16] [01:39.60]Ring them bells for the blind and the deaf, [01:43.72] [01:45.78]Ring them bells for all of us who are left, [01:51.60]Ring them bells for the chosen few [01:55.72] [01:57.79]Who will judge the many when the game is through. [02:01.85] [02:03.97]Ring them bells, for the time that flies, [02:08.04] [02:09.65]For the child that cries [02:10.85] [02:12.60]When innocence dies. [02:13.53] [02:16.78]Ring them bells St. Catherine [02:18.41] [02:19.47]From the top of the room, [02:20.78] [02:23.10]Ring them from the fortress [02:24.54] [02:25.35]For the lilies that bloom. [02:27.66] [02:29.35]Oh the lines are long [02:30.60] [02:32.47]And the fighting is strong [02:33.85] [02:35.41]And they're breaking down the distance [02:37.85]Between right and wrong.
