There were bells made of gold sewn around the border of the high priest’s robe (Exod. The only mention of golden bells in all the Word of God occurs in the book of Exodus. 21:18, 21), but no bells, golden or otherwise. The metal is mentioned many times in the book of Revelation (e.g. We do know the heavenly city contains a great deal of gold.
de Marbelle imagined this being echoed in heaven by appropriately golden bells. I suspect the notion comes from the ringing of church bells, here on earth, to mark a death. They sent me a raft of material, and some of the note in the Cyber Hymnal is information I forwarded there from the Cody museum.Īs to the titular “golden bells,” mentioned six times in the song (including the three refrains), no mention is made in Scripture of the ringing of golden bells in heaven to welcome the saints to glory. de Marbelle’s connection with Buffalo Bill Cody, I contacted the museum that houses most memorabilia of the latter man. But you’ll get much more on the Cyber Hymnal biographical note here. The Wordwise Hymns link will tell you a little. No other hymn writer I know of can claim such a remarkably varied and unusual life–an exciting life, but with a somewhat sad ending. The most interesting thing about the song is its author. (Possibly one reason it has been recorded by so many secular artists looking for something “religious” to include in their repertoires.) Note: This 1887 gospel song is a poetic expression of the believer’s comforting anticipation of heaven.
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