Long ago, pro­phets knew
Christ would come, born a Jew,
Come to make all things new,
Bear His peo­ple’s bur­den,
Freely love and par­don.

Refrain

Ring, bells, ring, ring, ring!
Sing, choirs, sing, sing, sing!
When He comes, when He comes,
Who will make Him wel­come?

God in time, God in man,
This is God’s time­less plan:
He will come, as a man,
Born Him­self of woman,
God di­vine­ly hu­man.

Refrain

Mary, hail! Though afraid,
She be­lieved, she ob­eyed.
In her womb, God is laid
Til the time ex­pect­ed,
Nurtured and pro­tect­ed.

Ring, bells, ring, ring, ring!
Sing, choirs, sing, sing, sing!
Jesus comes, Je­sus comes,
We will make Him wel­come!