The air is filled with the ech­oes,
Glad voic­es are sing­ing again,
Saying Glo­ry to God in the high­est,
And peace and good will to men!
Listen, dear child­ren, list­en,
Hear bells and ex­ult­ing chimes say
The sweet­est song that ev­er was sung:
Jesus is born to­day!

The world was dark and lone­ly,
Till the sound of His voice was heard;
And the hearts of the sad and the low­ly
Leapt up at His light­est word.
Over the fields in their beau­ty
The lil­ies and birds of the air,
The ten­der love of the Fa­ther’s smile
He showed us ev­ery­where.

An an­gel may praise Him in Hea­ven,
A child may sing up­on earth,
With a joy that shall ring thro’ the ag­es,
The sto­ry of Christ and His birth.
Listen, dear child­ren, list­en,
Hear bells and the joy­ous chimes say
The sweet­est song that ev­er was sung:
Jesus is born to­day!