The Babe Of Bethlehem

Hark! the Christ­mas bells are peal­ing

Author: Emma Pitt
Tune: [Hark! what means the sound of knocking]
Published in 1 hymnal

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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]


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16433

Author: Emma Pitt

Born: 1846, Maryland. Pitt was living in Bal­ti­more, Mar­y­land, by 1880, and through at least 1910. She may have died be­fore 1920, as the daugh­ter with whom she was living in 1910 was on her own and still sin­gle in 1920. --www.hymntime.com Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Hark! the Christ­mas bells are peal­ing
Title: The Babe Of Bethlehem
Author: Emma Pitt
Source: Wreath of Praise, by Asa Hull (Philadelphia: Daniel W. Knowles, 1879)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Halelujah! hal­le­lu­jah! Hallelujah! To Christ the new­born King!
Copyright: Public Domain

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