Scripture Verse

Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11

Introduction

Words: Hel­en W. Sel­by, in Car­ols Old and Car­ols New, ed­it­ed by Charles L. Hut­chins (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Par­ish Choir, 1916), num­ber 578.

Music: Al­fred Mof­fat (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Sel­by or Mof­fat (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Carol, Chris­tian child­ren,
Let your voic­es ring;
Is not this the birth­day
Of our heav’n­ly king?

Refrain

Hallelujah!
Jesus un­to us is born!
Now the dawn­ing sweet­ly
Breaks on Christ­mas morn.

Choirs of ho­ly an­gels
Swell the migh­ty throng
Solemnly at mid­night,
Chanting loud and long!

Refrain

Carol, Chris­tian child­ren,
For ’tis Chris­tmas time,
And the bells are ring­ing
Merrily their chime!

Refrain