Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:11
Words: Emily Z. Kinsey, in Echoes of Glory, edited by John Kinsey & John McPherson (Lafayette, Indiana: Echo Music, 1888), number 3.
Music: John F. Kinsey (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Emily Kinsey (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Refrain
Merry, merry, merry, merry, Christmas bells,
O sweetly, sweetly chime;
Let your sweetest music on the breezes swell,
O merry, merry, Christmas time.
Christ is born, and He is king,
Let all the earth and angels sing;
While all our hearts and voices blend,
In this our glad refrain; O,
Refrain
Banish every thought of care,
Let mirth and music fill the air;
Our hearts are full of love and joy,
There’s naught can us annoy. O,
Refrain
We are happy, bright, and free,
And we will sing of merry glee;
So come and join us in our song,
And help the mirth along; O,
Refrain