Ring the Bells, the Christmas Bells

Ring the bells

the Christ­mas bells

Chime out the won­drous sto­ry;

First in song

on an­gel tongues

It came from realms of glo­ry;

Peace on earth

good will to men

Angelic voic­es ring­ing;

Christ the Lord to earth has come

His glo­ri­ous mes­sage bring­ing.

Ring the bells

The mer­ry Christ­mas bells;

Chime out the won­drous sto­ry;

Glory be to God on high

Forevermore be glo­ry.

Wise men hast­ened from the east

To bring their rich­est trea­sure:

Gold and myrrh

and frank­in­cense

And jew­els with­out mea­sure;

Him they sought

al­though a king

They found in birth­place low­ly;

There

within a man­ger lay

The babe so pure and ho­ly.

Earthly crowns were not for Him

He came God’s love re­veal­ing;

On the cross He died for us

His blood for­give­ness seal­ing;

’Tis the Sav­ior pro­mised long

Ring out your loud­est prais­es;

Every heart this hap­py day

Its grate­ful an­them rais­es.