| Down in yon forest there’s stands a hall
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| The bells of paradise I heard them ring
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| It’s covered all over with purple and pall
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| And I love my Lord Jesus above anything
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| In that hall there stands a bed
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| The bells of paradise I heard them ring
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| It’s covered all over with scarlet so red
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| And I love my Lord Jesus above anything
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| At the bed side there lies a stone
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| The bells of paradise I heard them ring
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| The sweet virgin Mary knelt upon
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| And I love my Lord Jesus above anything
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| Under that bed there runs a flood
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| The bells of paradise I heard them ring
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| The one half runs water
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| And other runs blood
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| And I love my Lord Jesus above anything
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| At the bed’s foot there grows a thorn
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| The bells of paradise I heard them ring
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| Whichever blows blossoms since He was born
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| And I love my Lord Jesus above anything
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| Over that bed the moon shines bright
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| The bells of paradise I heard them ring
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| Denoting our Saviour was born this night
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| And I love my Lord Jesus above anything |