The Evergreen ‎#12

12. The Silvery Christmas Bells

1 The bells, the bells, the Christmas bells,
How merrily they ring!
As if they felt the joy thev tell
To ev'rv human thing.
Their silv'ry tones o'er vale and hill,
Re-echo far and near,
As wave on wave the tide of sound,
Comes swelling soft and clear.

Chorus:
Ring, ring, ring, while we sing
The sounding joy your merry music tells.

2 The bells, the merry Christmas bells,
They're ringing in the morn!
They ring when in the eastern sky
The golden light is born;
They ring as sunshine tips the hills,
And gilds the glist'ning spire,
When thro' the sky the sov'reign sun
Rolls his full orb of fire. [Chorus]

3 The bells, the silv'ry Christmas bells,
O'er many a mile they sound!
And household tones are answ'ring them
In thousand homes around.
Let childhood's voices, blithe and shrill,
With youth's strong accents blend,
Let ev'ry thankful human heart
In praise to God ascend. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: The bells, the bells, the Christmas bells
• Title: The Silvery Christmas Bells
• Author: J. W. Brown
• Refrain First Line: Ring, ring, ring, while we sing
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1873
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [The bells, the bells, the Christmas bells]
• Composer: T. C. O'Kane
• Incipit: 51315 13113 21543
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Public Domain.