The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16432

16432. Merry Christmas Bells

1 Ring with joy and glad­ness
The merry Christ­mas bell;
Let its tune­ful ec­ho
The sac­red sto­ry tell!
How the lone­ly shep­herds,
Upon the hills at night,
Heard the an­gel mes­sage,
And saw the ho­ly light.
Ring, O ring with glad­ness,
Ye mer­ry Christ­mas bells!
For we love the sto­ry
Thy joy­ous mu­sic tells!

Refrain:
Ring, O ring with glad­ness,
Ye mer­ry Christ­mas bells!
Ring, O ring, with glad­ness,
Ye mer­ry Christ­mas bells!
Ye mer­ry Christ­mas bells!
Ye mer­ry Christ­mas bells!
Christmas bells! Christmas bells!

2 Ring the bells with glad­ness,
But ring them soft­ly now;
See the won­der­ing Ma­gi
Before the man­ger bow;
Where the King of Glory,
The Day­spring from the skies,
Christ, the bless­èd Sav­ior,
A help­less in­fant lies.
Ring, O ring with glad­ness,
Ye mer­ry Christ­mas bells!
For we love the sto­ry
Thy joy­ous mu­sic tells! [Refrain]

3 Ring the bells with glad­ness,
For Je­sus came to save;
He for guil­ty sin­ners
The ran­som free­ly gave;
On this mer­ry Christ­mas,
While joy­ful­ly we sing;
As a hum­ble trib­ute,
Our hearts to Him we bring.
Ring, O ring with glad­ness,
Ye mer­ry Christ­mas bells!
For we love the sto­ry
Thy joy­ous mu­sic tells! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Ring with joy and glad­ness
• Title: Merry Christmas Bells
• Author: Lanta Wilson Smith (1883)
• Refrain First Line: Ring, O ring with glad­ness
• Language: English
• Source: Jewels of Praise, by Asa Hull (New York: Daniel P. Knowles, 1884), number 1.
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Ring with joy and glad­ness]
• Composer: Asa Hull
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain