Joyful Tidings of a Savior

Joyful tid­ings of a Sav­ior came this day

To the world

as in dark­ness and sin it lay;

Angel voic­es sang soft and clear

Through the mid­night air.

The bells send forth their peace­ful strain

And tell that joy­ful news again

Far ov­er the snow.

Sweetly sing

then

with the an­gels

Soft and clear;

Let your voic­es be borne on the chill night air;

Carol soft­ly

car­ol sweet­ly

peace pro­claim

Through the birth of a Sav­ior in Beth­le­hem.

Holy trib­utes to the man­ger let us bring;

Let us wel­come the Sav­ior

our Lord and king;

While the earth with pure snow is clad

Let pure hearts be glad.

And bells ring out their joy­ful peal

And ang­el voices gent­ly steal

Far through the still night.

Humbly shel­tered in a sta­ble Je­sus lay;

May He like­wise be found in our hearts this day;

Holy Sav­ior

do Thou be near

Bring Thou ho­ly cheer;

And we will sing in glad ac­cord

With joy­ful bells and an­gels’ word

Both now and for aye.