Christmas Carol

The bells of time Ring out the chime

Tune: [The bells of time ring out the chime] (Neal)
Published in 4 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

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]



Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16072

Text Information

First Line: The bells of time Ring out the chime
Title: Christmas Carol
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Joyful be, 'tis Christmas
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #16072
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  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

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The Cyber Hymnal #16072

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