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'''Let all the bells of London sing''' is a poem by Nick Sorensen. Nick is a writer and musician who lives in Somerset. He is a Visiting Research Fellow at Bath Spa University and a member of the Governance Group for Paper Nations<ref>[https://andotherpoems.com/2021/01/07/let-all-the-bells-of-london-sing-by-nick-sorensen/ 'Let all the bells of London sing!' by Nick Sorensen] - And Other Poems</ref>. Folk singer Anne Gregson<ref>[https://concertina.info/wordpress4/ Anne Gregson]</ref> has set the poem to a tune based on [[Row|Queens]]. | '''Let all the bells of London sing''' is a poem by Nick Sorensen. Nick is a writer and musician who lives in Somerset. He is a Visiting Research Fellow at Bath Spa University and a member of the Governance Group for Paper Nations<ref>[https://andotherpoems.com/2021/01/07/let-all-the-bells-of-london-sing-by-nick-sorensen/ 'Let all the bells of London sing!' by Nick Sorensen] - And Other Poems</ref>. Folk singer Anne Gregson<ref>[https://concertina.info/wordpress4/ Anne Gregson]</ref> has set the poem to a tune based on [[Row|Queens]]. | ||
| − | + | Let all the bells of London sing! | |
| − | Let all the bells of London sing! | + | St Clements, Stepney, Aldgate, Bow |
| − | St Clements, Stepney, Aldgate, Bow | + | Across blue skies your chimes take wing |
| − | Across blue skies your chimes take wing | + | From shade-filled churches far below |
| − | From shade-filled churches far below | + | |
| − | + | St Clements, Stepney, Aldgate, Bow | |
| − | St Clements, Stepney, Aldgate, Bow | + | Shoreditch peals in chorus calling |
| − | Shoreditch peals in chorus calling | + | From shade-filled churches far below |
| − | From shade-filled churches far below | + | Treble down to tenor falling |
| − | Treble down to tenor falling | + | |
| − | + | Shoreditch peals in chorus calling | |
| − | Shoreditch peals in chorus calling | + | Clapper tongues in towers aspiring |
| − | Clapper tongues in towers aspiring | + | Treble down to tenor falling |
| − | Treble down to tenor falling | + | Ring full circle Plain Bob Minor |
| − | Ring full circle Plain Bob Minor | + | |
| − | + | Clapper tongues in towers aspiring | |
| − | Clapper tongues in towers aspiring | + | "When will you pay me?" "When I'm old" |
| − | "When will you pay me?" "When I'm old" | + | Ring full circle Plain Bob Minor |
| − | Ring full circle Plain Bob Minor | + | Wake Highgate's drowsing ghostly hoard |
| − | Wake Highgate's drowsing ghostly hoard | + | |
| − | + | "When will you pay me?" "When I’m old" | |
| − | "When will you pay me?" "When | + | Across blue skies your chimes take wing |
| − | Across blue skies your chimes take wing | + | Wake Highgate's drowsing ghostly hoard |
| − | Wake Highgate's drowsing ghostly hoard | + | Let all the bells of London sing! |
| − | Let all the bells of London sing! | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:50, 9 May 2021
Let all the bells of London sing is a poem by Nick Sorensen. Nick is a writer and musician who lives in Somerset. He is a Visiting Research Fellow at Bath Spa University and a member of the Governance Group for Paper Nations[1]. Folk singer Anne Gregson[2] has set the poem to a tune based on Queens.
Let all the bells of London sing! St Clements, Stepney, Aldgate, Bow Across blue skies your chimes take wing From shade-filled churches far below St Clements, Stepney, Aldgate, Bow Shoreditch peals in chorus calling From shade-filled churches far below Treble down to tenor falling Shoreditch peals in chorus calling Clapper tongues in towers aspiring Treble down to tenor falling Ring full circle Plain Bob Minor Clapper tongues in towers aspiring "When will you pay me?" "When I'm old" Ring full circle Plain Bob Minor Wake Highgate's drowsing ghostly hoard "When will you pay me?" "When I’m old" Across blue skies your chimes take wing Wake Highgate's drowsing ghostly hoard Let all the bells of London sing!
References
- ↑ 'Let all the bells of London sing!' by Nick Sorensen - And Other Poems
- ↑ Anne Gregson
