Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
🎸 Intro:
| A | A | A | A
🎸 Verse 1:
A
There's a land beyond the river
D A
That they call the sweet forever
E
And we only reach that shore by faith's decree
A
One by one we'll gain the portals
D A
There to dwell with the immortals
D A E A D A
When they ring the golden bells for you and me
🎸 Chorus:
D
Don't you hear the bells now ringing
A
Don't you hear the angels singing
E D C#m7 E7
'Tis the glory hallelujah Jubilee
A
In that far off sweet forever
D A
Just beyond the shining river
D A E7 A D A
When they ring the golden bells for you and me
🎸 Verse 2:
A
We shall know no sin or sorrow
D A
In that heaven of tomorrow
E
When our hearts shall sail beyond the silvery sea
A
We shall only know the blessing
D A D
Of our Father's sweet caressing
A D A E7 A D A
When they ring the golden bells for you and me
🎸 Bridge:
D
Don't you hear the bells now ringing
A
Don't you hear the angels singing
E F#m7 E C#m7 E7
'Tis the glory hallelujah Jubilee
🎸 Outro:
A A7
In that far off sweet forever
D A
Just beyond the shining river
D A E7 A D A
When they ring the golden bells for you and me
A
When our days shall know their number
D A
When in death we sweetly slumber
E D C#m7 E7
When the King commands the spirit to be free
E A
Nevermore with anguish laden
D A
We shall reach that lovely Eden
D A E7 A D A
When they ring the golden bells for you and me
D A E A
When they ring the golden bells for you and me
Song History
Published: April 28, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025