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Text:The Babe Of Bethlehem
Author:Emma F. Pitt
Tune:[Hark! the Christ­mas bells are peal­ing]
Composer:Asa Hull
Media:MIDI file

16433. The Babe Of Bethlehem

1 Hark! the Christ­mas bells are peal­ing,
Carols to the ear­ly morn;
List! the echo o’er me steal­ing,
"Unto you a Savior’s born."
Shout ho­san­na, chant His prais­es!
Hallelujahs to Him sing.
Lo! the east­ern star pro­claims it,
Christ is born—be­hold your king!

Refrain:
Halelujah! hal­le­lu­jah! Halelujah!
To Christ the new­born King!
Halelujah! hal­le­lu­jah! Halelujah!
Unto Him your trib­ute bring!
Halelujah! hal­le­lu­jah!
Halelujah! hal­le­lu­jah!

2 Hark! there comes from heav’n­ly voic­es,
"Peace on earth, good will to men";
List! the an­gel host re­joic­es,
’Tis the Babe of Beth­le­hem!
In the lone­ly, hum­ble man­ger,
Angels guard Him from the sky,
Singing as they hov­er ov­er Him,
"Glory be to God on high." [Refrain]

3 See! the shep­herds come ad­or­ing
Him of whom the an­gels sang;
Worshiping they fall be­fore Him,
As their hal­le­lu­jahs rang!
Hasten ev­ery tribe and na­tion,
Unto Him your trib­utes bring;
Rendering the heart’s obla­tion,
Praise your Sav­ior, Lord and king! [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Hark! the Christ­mas bells are peal­ing
Title: The Babe Of Bethlehem
Author: Emma F. Pitt (1879)
Refrain First Line: Halelujah! hal­le­lu­jah! Hallelujah! To Christ the new­born King!
Language: English
Source: Wreath of Praise, by Asa Hull (Philadelphia: Daniel W. Knowles, 1879)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Hark! the Christ­mas bells are peal­ing]
Composer: Asa Hull
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



Media
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MIDI file: MIDI
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