Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:11
Words: Johnson Oatman, Jr., in On Wings of Song, edited by George C. Hugg (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: George C. Hugg, 1896), page 197.
Music: Florence W. Williams (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Williams (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels), or a better one of Oatman,
Ring out the news that Christ is born,
Come, children, tell the story
That was proclaimed that Christmas morn,
By angel choirs from glory.
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Ring peace on earth, sweet peace on earth,
Good will to men,
Ring peace on earth and glory,
Glory in the highest;
Ring peace on earth, sweet peace on earth,
Good will to men;
Ring peace on earth, good will
And glory in the highest.
Tell o’er again the Savior’s birth,
The joyful news keep ringing;
Tell how for us He came to earth,
While shepherds heard sweet singing.
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The shepherds went to Bethlehem
And found the little Stranger
Just as the angels said to them,
And lying in a manger.
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For us He came to earth to die,
That we might be forgiven;
He came that we at last on high
His praise might sing in Heaven.
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