Merry Christmas Bells (Latta)

Hear the crys­tal in­to­na­tions of the bells

Christmas bells

As their tones float on the air.

It is of the mer­ry Christ­mas that they tell

That they tell

And the mes­sage un­to all they bear

They are call­ing un­to us

Let us list­en un­to them

They are tell­ing of the Child

That was born in Beth­le­hem!

Hear the mer­ry

mer­ry voices of the Christ­mas bells

Christmas bells

Christ­mas bells;

Hear the mer­ry

mer­ry voic­es of the Christ­mas bells

Oh

what joy their mu­sic tells.

Hear the sil­very re-ech­oes of the bells

Christmas bells

Not a strain of beau­ty lose;

Hear the tid­ings of re­demp­tion and of love

And of love

And be grate­ful for the bless­èd news

Tidings of the rich­est gift

Ever made since time be­gan

Telling how the Son of God

Came to die for sin­ful man!

Hear the gay rev­er­be­ra­tions of the bells

Christmas bells

And the beau­ty of their strain;

But re­mem­ber in your mirth­ful­ness of heart

Of heart

Our Re­deem­er’s si­lent grief and pain;

He was born the lost to save

Born to wash their sins away

That is why we cher­ish so

Each re­turn­ing Christ­mas day!