Merry Chris­tmas, merry Christ­mas,
Day of sac­red joy and mirth!
Tune anew your glad­some voices,
Chant again the Sav­ior’s birth;
Every face with plea­sure beam­ing,
Every heart with kind­ness gleam­ing,
Even na­ture seems to say,
This is mer­ry Christmas day.

Refrain

Merry Christ­mas, merry Christ­mas,
Every heart re­spond the call;
Merry Christ­mas, mer­ry Christ­mas,
Merry Christ­mas to you all!

Merry Chris­tmas, mer­ry Christ­mas,
Bring the hol­ly box and bay;
Make each cot­tage bright and cheer­ful,
Love’s fair to­ken there dis­play;
On this day of all most ho­ly,
Bring thy gifts to cheer the low­ly,
Chase each ga­ther­ing tear away,
On this hap­py Christ­mas day.

Refrain

Merry Chris­tmas, mer­ry Christ­mas,
Brightest day of all the year;
Be to dear ones ga­thered ’round you,
This a day of love and cheer;
Tell of mer­cies God hath giv­en,
Tell of pre­cious hopes of Heav­en,
Kindred there in bright ar­ray,
On this sac­red Christ­mas day.

Refrain

Merry Christ­mas, mer­ry Christ­mas,
Some dear one who can­not come,
In his lone and cheer­less wan­d’rings
Gives a thought to hap­py home;
Fairest gifts of life en­dear­ing,
Be his wan­d’ring foot­steps near­ing;
God will bless him far away,
On this joy­ful Christ­mas day.

Refrain

Merry Christ­mas, mer­ry Christ­mas,
Heav’nly voic­es sound the strain;
Peace on earth, good will from Heav­en,
Send the ec­ho back again;
Sacred day of won­drous sto­ry,
Birthday of the King of glo­ry;
Worship Him and own His sway,
On this ho­ly Christ­mas day.

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