Shrewsbury, St Chad - Inscriptions
Bell Position Inscription
Extra Treble On waist

I MARK THE HOURS
THE DAYS
THE YEARS THAT PASS
MY SONG IS EVER
DEO GRATIAS

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Treble

Inscription band

IN SWEETEST SOUND LET EACH ITS NOTE REVEAL
MINE SHALL BE FIRST TO LEAD THE DULCET PEAL

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Below ins. band

*  1798  *  RECAST 1914  *
On shoulder 318
Second

Inscription band

THE PUBLIC RAISED US WITH A LIBERAL HAND
WE COME WITH HARMONY TO CHEER THE LAND

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Below ins. band 

*  1798  *  RECAST 1907  *  AGAIN RECAST 1914  *
On shoulder 190
Third

Inscription band

WE'LL THROUGH THE AIR EXTEND EACH GENEROUS THEME
AND FLOAT MELODIOUS DOWN SABRINA'S STREAM

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Below ins. band

*  1798  *  RECAST 1914  * 

On shoulder 181
Fourth Inscription band

WHEN FEMALE VIRTUE WEDS WITH MANLY WORTH
WE CATCH THE RAPTURE AND WE SPREAD IT FORTH

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Below ins. band

*  1798  *  RECAST 1914  *
On shoulder 151
Fifth Inscription band

DOES BATTLE RAGE DO SANGUINE FOES CONTEND
WE HAIL THE VICTOR, IF HE'S BRITAIN'S FRIEND

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Below ins. band

*  1798  *  RECAST 1914  *
On shoulder 276
Sixth Inscription band

HERE LET US PAUSE AND NOW WITH ONE ACCORD
SALUTE THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT IN THE LORD

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Below ins. band

*  1798  *  RECAST 1914  *
On shoulder 202
Flat sixth On waist

AS BLESSED CHAD
WAS SAINT AND BISHOP TOO
MAY WE SERVE ALL PEOPLE
AND TO GOD BE TRUE

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Seventh Inscription band

MAY GEORGE LONG REIGN WHO NOW THE SCEPTRE SWAYS
AND BRITISH VALOUR EVER RULE THE SEAS

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Below ins. band

*  1798  *  RECAST 1914  *
  142
Eighth Inscription band

SUCCESS ATTEND OUR GALLANT HOST IN ARMS
AND GLORY CROWN THE BRAVE WHOM HONOUR WARMS

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Below ins. band

*  1798  *  RECAST 1837  *  AGAIN RECAST 1914  *

  129
Ninth Inscription band

MAY ENGLAND'S COAST THE PRIDE OF COMMERCE SEE
AND SALOP'S PRIDE BE ALWAYS TO BE FREE

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Below ins. band

*  1798  *  RECAST 1914  *
Tenth Inscription band

MAY PEACE REMAIN TO BLESS BRITANNIA'S SHORE
AND FACTION FALL TO RAISE HER HEAD NO MORE

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Below ins. band

*  1798  *  RECAST 1848  *  AGAIN RECAST 1914  *
Eleventh Inscription band

MAY EACH SUBSCRIBER IN THESE NUMBERS LIVE
AND UNIONS EVER FEEL THOSE JOYS THEY GIVE

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Below ins. band

* 1798  *   RECAST 1914  *
Tenor Inscription band

MAY ALL WHOM I SHALL SUMMON TO THE GRAVE
THE BLESSINGS OF A WELL SPENT LIFE RECEIVE

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Below ins. band

*  1798  *  RECAST 1825  *  AGAIN RECAST 1914  *

The inscriptions on the Taylor bells are copies of those composed for the 1798 Mears bells by James Wilding, Master of High Ercall Grammar School, member of the Union Society and subscriber to 'Clavis'

The inscriptions on the Whitechapel bells were composed by Wendy Gough of Maesbrook, occasional member of the band at St Chad's.

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