Merry Christmas Bells

Ring with joy and gladness

Author: Lanta Wilson Smith
Tune: [Ring with joy and gladness]
Published in 2 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

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]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16432

Author: Lanta Wilson Smith

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Text Information

First Line: Ring with joy and gladness
Title: Merry Christmas Bells
Author: Lanta Wilson Smith
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Ring, O ring with gladness
Copyright: Public Domain

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #16432
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

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The Cyber Hymnal #16432

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