’Tis Christmas Day (Lerman)

The bells are sweet­ly chim­ing

Their mu­sic fills the air;

What mes­sage do they bring us

Upon this morn­ing fair?

’Tis Christ­mas day! the glad bells say

A Sav­ior now is born

By God’s great love sent from ab­ove

To cheer the world for­lorn.

O won­drous birth! let all the earth

Receive the new­born King;

Oh

let us now with sac­red vow

Our loy­al trib­ute bring.

What mean these gifts abun­dant

That on this day we see?

For sure­ly they mean some­thing;

What may their im­port be?

’Tis Christ­mas day! these to­kens say

And why these smil­ing fac­es

Around the pre­tty tree?

What mean these joy­ous car­ols?

Pray tell us if you please.

’Tis Chris­tmas day! these things all say