The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13072

13072. Happy Christmas Time

1 Hark! it is the happy, happy Christmas time,
Bells are ringing loud and clear;
Yes, it is the happy, happy Christmas time,
Ring the Christmas bells with cheer;
Christ our Lord was born today,
He came to wash our sins away,
We’ll sing of Him our sweetest lay
On this returning holiday.

Refrain:
Happy, happy, merry, merry Christmas time,
To our Lord a song we bring;
Happy, happy merry, merry Christmas time,
Praises to our heav’nly king.

2 We will join the happy, happy Christmas time,
With our voices full and strong;
’Tis the day that every happy voice should chime
With a cheerful hymn and song;
For our Lord is King of kings,
His coming full salvation brings;
Earth with its hallelujah rings,
And every holy angel sings.

Refrain:
Christmas time, Christmas time.

Text Information

• First Line: Hark! it is the happy, happy Christmas time
• Title: Happy Christmas Time
• Author: Henry Southwick Perkins (1873)
• Refrain First Line: Happy, happy, merry, merry Christmas time
• Language: English
• Source: The River of Life by Henry S. Perkins and Warren Bentley (New York: Oliver Ditson, 1873)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Hark! it is the happy, happy Christmas time]
• Composer: William Warren Bentley
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain