Peal Forth Your Joyous Music

Peal forth your joy­ous mu­sic

O chim­ing bells

sweet Christ­mas bells!

The world to­day re­joic­es

My heart with rap­ture swells.

In lofty strains re­peat the song

The an­gels sang over Beth­l’hem’s plain

Glory and praise to God on high

And peace

good­will to men!

Peal forth your joy­ous mu­sic

O chim­ing bells

sweet Christ­mas bells!

The world today re­joic­es

My heart with rap­ture swells.

We join the an­gels’ chor­us

With heart and voice our trib­ute bring;

Let all around us ec­ho

Our hap­py car­ol­ing.

The world to­day keeps fes­tiv­al

For

once again this Christ­mas morn

The bless­èd Child of Beth­le­hem

Within our hearts is born.