Why do bells for Christmas ring

Why do bells for Christmas ring

Author: Lydia A. C. Ward
Tune: [Why do bells for Christmas ring] (Conant)
Published in 6 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Why do bells for Christmas ring?
Why do little children sing?
Why do little children sing?

2 Once a lovely, shining star,
Seen by shepherds from afar,
Gently moved until its light
Made a manager-cradle bright.

3 There a darling baby lay
Pillowed soft upon the hay.
And his mother sang and smiled,
"This is Christ, the holy child."

4 Therefore bells at Christmas ring,
Therefore little children sing,
Therefore little children sing.

Source: Hymns and Carols #13

Author: Lydia A. C. Ward

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Text Information

First Line: Why do bells for Christmas ring
Author: Lydia A. C. Ward
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymns and Carols #13

Songs for Children #d143

Songs for Children, a Collection of Hymns and Other Songs ... #d138

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Songs for Little People #40

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Songs for Little People #56

The Children Sing #d154

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