Merry Christmas (Kurzenknabe)

Merry Chris­tmas

mer­ry Christ­mas

Day of sac­red joy and mirth!

Tune anew your glad­some voic­es

Chant again the Sav­ior’s birth;

Every face with plea­sure beam­ing

Every heart with kind­ness gleam­ing

Even na­ture seems to say

This is mer­ry Christ­mas day.

Merry Christ­mas

mer­ry Christ­mas

Every heart re­spond the call;

Merry Christ­mas

mer­ry Christ­mas

Merry Christ­mas to you all!

Merry Chris­tmas

mer­ry Christ­mas

Bring the hol­ly box and bay;

Make each cot­tage bright and cheer­ful

Love’s fair to­ken there dis­play;

On this day of all most ho­ly

Bring thy gifts to cheer the low­ly

Chase each ga­ther­ing tear away

On this hap­py Christ­mas day.

Merry Chris­tmas

mer­ry Christ­mas

Brightest day of all the year;

Be to dear ones ga­thered ’round you

This a day of love and cheer;

Tell of mer­cies God hath giv­en

Tell of pre­cious hopes of Heav­en

Kindred there in bright ar­ray

On this sac­red Christ­mas day.

Merry Christ­mas

mer­ry Christ­mas

Some dear one who can­not come

In his lone and cheer­less wan­d’rings

Gives a thought to hap­py home;

Fairest gifts of life en­dear­ing

Be his wan­d’ring foot­steps near­ing;

God will bless him far away

On this joy­ful Christ­mas day.

Merry Christ­mas

mer­ry Christ­mas

Heav’nly voic­es sound the strain;

Peace on earth

good will from Heav­en

Send the ec­ho back again;

Sacred day of won­drous sto­ry

Birthday of the King of glo­ry;

Worship Him and own His sway

On this ho­ly Christ­mas day.