Ring, Merry, Merry Bells

Ring

mer­ry

mer­ry bells

The Christ­mas morn!

Ring out a joy­ous peal!

The Sav­ior comes

The Christ is born!

He comes to save and heal.

Ring

mer­ry

mer­ry bells

O’er all the land

By hall and cot­tage fires—

Let ev­ery home

And house­hold band

Hear mu­sic from your spires.

Ring

mer­ry

mer­ry bells!

There com­eth here

The won­drous Truth

at last;

By an­cient king

And king­ly seer

So longed for

ag­es past.

Ring

mer­ry

mer­ry bells!

Let hill and vale

Through all the fest­al day—

In notes of joy

Repeat the tale

Of Christ

the Liv­ing Way.

Ring

mer­ry

mer­ry bells!

Our hea­vy load

We lay

re­joic­ing

down;

For by His cross

We gain the road

To our eter­nal crown.

Ring

mer­ry

mer­ry bells!

Your car­ols pour—

Nor let your glad­ness cease;

The Won­der­ful!

The Coun­sel­or!

The migh­ty Prince of Peace!