Hear the mer­ry Christ­mas bells,
Sounding o’er the hills and dells;
Men re­joice, and an­gels sing,
’Tis the birth­day of our king.

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Hear the bells, the mer­ry bells,
Clear and sweet the mu­sic swells;
Let them ring, oh, let them ring,
’Tis the birth­day of our king.

Little eyes are shin­ing bright,
From the heart’s in­most de­light;
As the an­gels kind­ly bring
Gifts this birth­day of our king.

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Youths and maid­ens gai­ly glide
O’er the snow at ev­en­tide;
Hear them chant and gai­ly sing,
On the birth­day of our king.

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Older hearts re­joice today;
Well they may, yes, well they may:
Every fear doth near­er bring,
The glad com­ing of their king.

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