Joyful tid­ings of a Sav­ior came this day
To the world, as in dark­ness and sin it lay;
Angel voic­es sang soft and clear
Through the mid­night air.
The bells send forth their peace­ful strain,
And tell that joy­ful news again,
Far ov­er the snow.

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Sweetly sing, then, with the an­gels,
Soft and clear;
Let your voic­es be borne on the chill night air;
Carol soft­ly, car­ol sweet­ly, peace pro­claim
Through the birth of a Sav­ior in Beth­le­hem.

Holy trib­utes to the man­ger let us bring;
Let us wel­come the Sav­ior, our Lord and king;
While the earth with pure snow is clad
Let pure hearts be glad.
And bells ring out their joy­ful peal,
And ang­el voices gent­ly steal
Far through the still night.

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Humbly shel­tered in a sta­ble Je­sus lay;
May He like­wise be found in our hearts this day;
Holy Sav­ior, do Thou be near,
Bring Thou ho­ly cheer;
And we will sing in glad ac­cord
With joy­ful bells and an­gels’ word,
Both now and for aye.

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