The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16422

16422. Christmas Bells

1 Ring out, ye bells of Christ­mas day,
The sin from earth shall pass away;
Awake, ye shep­herds now to greet
This hal­lowed morn, so glad, so sweet;
For lo! to earth a king has come,
Who left for us His star­ry home.
Ring out, ye bells of Christ­mas, ring,
And tell the world of Christ, our king.

2 O Beth­le­hem! thou beau­ti­ful!
In fair Ju­dea’s lone­ly vale
Thou gav­est to the world a king
Whose prais­es worlds on worlds shall sing.
Let ev­ery heart its hom­age pay
To Christ our king, this Christ­mas day.
Ye Christ­mas bells, peal out! O ring!
And tell the world of Christ, our king.

Text Information

• First Line: Ring out, ye bells of Christ­mas day
• Title: Christmas Bells
• Author: Effie S. Black
• Language: English
• Source: Heart Whispers (New York/Cleveland: F. M. Barton, 1900)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: ACONCAGUA by Claude H. Bottoms, COMPLETE IN THEE by Talmage J. Bittikofer, CREATION by Franz J. Haydn

Tune Information

• Name: DUANE STREET
• Composer: George Coles (1835)
• Meter: LMD
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain