Beautiful Christmas (Slade)

lyricist: Mary Slade, 1876
Composer: Rigdon McIntosh

O’er the hills and adown the snowy dells

As the ech­oes ring of the Christ­mas bells

Angel songs in our hearts re­sound again

Singing peace on earth and good will to men!

Bring pine and fir tree

eave the gar­lands bright

Gladden the tem­ple of the King to­night!

Christmas is here! Fill it with cheer;

Make it glo­ri­ous with joy and light.

Bring good will to the suf­fer­ing and sad;

Speak the ten­der word that shall make them glad;

Tell them ho

o’er the hills of Beth­le­hem

When the ang­els sang

’twas good news for them.

Peace on earth! bid all strife and tu­mult cease;

For this night again gives the Lord His peace;

While our hands shall His tem­ple beau­ti­fy

Carol

glo­ry be un­to God most high.

So glad hearts on this hap­py Christ­mas night

Bring your gifts of love

make His al­tar bright;

Sing glad songs that shall sweet­ly sound as when

Angels sang of peace and good will to men.

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