Merry Christmas Bells Are Ringing (Bourne)

Merry Christ­mas bells are ring­ing

Filling all the fros­ty air

And the hap­py child­ren sing­ing

Greet this day of days most fair;

Every Christ­ian heart re­spond­ing

Gladly joins the sweet re­frain—

O ye sons of men

be joy­ful

Christmas day has come again.

Yes

the Christ­mas bells are ring­ing

Ringing out the sweet re­frain—

O ye sons of men

be joy­ful

Christmas day has come again.

May a spark of ho­ly feel­ing

Softly ev­ery bo­som thrill

Love div­ine anew re­veal­ing

In the gos­pel of good will.

Oh! how sweet the Christ­mas mes­sage

With its gift of heav’n­ly peace!

Words of ho­ly be­ne­dict­ion

Echoing till time shall cease!

Christian hearts

sing out your glad­ness!

See the star ce­les­ti­al shine!

Leave your doubts

for­get your sad­ness

Welcome now the Babe di­vine!

Then re­flect the heav’n­ly glo­ry

Tell it to the world again;

Live the bless­èd Christ­mas sto­ry!

Peace on earth

good will to men!