Hark! the mer­ry, mer­ry bells,
Christmas chimes are ring­ing;
Each the same glad sto­ry tells,
Angel hosts were sing­ing.
When on far Ju­dea’s plain,
Shepherds heard their sweet re­frain,
From the wel­kin ring­ing,
From the wel­kin ring­ing.

Peace on earth, good will to men,
Tidings glad they’re tell­ing;
Blessèd Christ­mas come again,
On the air is swell­ing.
Now let notes of praise as­cend,
Voices al­to­ge­ther blend,
Joy fill every dwell­ing,
Joy fill every dwell­ing.

Christ is born, the Prince of Peace,
Bells are now re­peat­ing;
Let all strife and dis­cord cease,
Give all kind­ly greet­ing.
Let this day of Je­sus’ birth
Bind to­ge­ther hearts on earth,
Time is all too fleet­ing,
Time is all too fleet­ing.