Ring the Bell, Watchman! Song and Chorus

Digital Sheet Music

By Henry Clay Work

Item Number: LV.3764

Ring the Bell, Watchman! Song and Chorus. Words and Music by Henry Clay Work. Published 1865 by Root & Cady in Chicago. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Aged persons, Symbols, Occupations. First line reads "High in the belfry the old sexton stands, grasping the rope with his thin bony hands.".

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