The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16072

16072. Christmas Time

1 The bells of time ring out the chime,
Of mer­ry, mer­ry greet­ing,
And o’er the earth, in joy­ous mirth,
All hearts with love are beat­ing.

Refrain:
Joyful be, ’tis Christ­mas time!
Merry, mer­ry, Christ­mas time!
Joyful be, ’tis Christ­mas time!
Merry, mer­ry, mer­ry Christ­mas time!

2 In Hea­ven far, the bless­èd star
Of Beth­le­hem shines o’er us;
And once again, "Good will to men!"
Floats from the an­gel chor­us. [Refrain]

3 The earth and air all seemed to share
The old­en Christ­mas glo­ry;
And now once more, glad hearts tell o’er
Christ’s sweet and won­drous sto­ry. [Refrain]

4 So let us raise to Him our praise,
Whose love still ho­vers o’er us;
And sing again, "Good will to men!"
With Heav­en’s an­gel chor­us. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: The bells of time ring out the chime
• Title: Christmas Time
• Author: Anonymous
• Refrain First Line: Joyful be, ’tis Christ­mas time!
• Meter: 87.87.77.77
• Language: English
• Source: Glorious Things in Sacred Song by Tullius C. O'Kane (Delaware, OH: T. C. O'Kane, 1886)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: TA'IZZ
• Composer: Thomas C. Neale
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain