Scripture Verse

Good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. Luke 2:10

Introduction

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George Hugg (1848–1907)

Words: George C. Hugg, On Wings of Song (Phi­la­del­phia: George C. Hugg, 1896), num­ber 209.

Music: Ad­am Gei­bel (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Adam Geibel (1855–1933)

Lyrics

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Sweet bells, ring on your Christ­mas song,
The old, old sto­ry tell­ing,
Of an­gels bright on plains of light,
And heav’n­ly chorus swell­ing.

Refrain

Ring on, ring on,
Ye bless­èd Christ­mas bells ring on;
Spread forth the news that Christ is born
On this sweet Christ­mas morn.

Ring peace on earth, good will to men,
Dear Dayspring of sal­va­tion;
Ring near and far, o’er moor and fen,
Ring joy to ev­ery na­tion.

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Ring Christ is born, on this sweet morn,
A babe in low­ly man­ger;
While an­gel throng, with song up­borne,
Proclaim the new­born Stran­ger.

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Ring out sal­va­tion full and free,
To ev­ery clime and na­tion,
Ring out the news to land and sea,
Glad tid­ings of sal­va­tion.

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