For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:11
Words: S. Minerva Boyce, 1890, arranged.
Music: Elisha A. Hoffman (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Boyce (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
All hail the glorious Christmas morn,
The day on which our Christ was born;
Ring out, ye bells, the gladsome strains,
From northern heights to southern plains.
Refrain
Ring, ye bells, ring ye bells!
Ring with glad and joyful chime!
Ring, ye bells, ring ye bells!
’Tis the happy Christmas time!
Ring out from steeple, tower and dome,
Ring every weary wanderer home;
Send for the song from hill to hill,
On earth glad tidings and good will.
Refrain
Ring on, ye bells, ring loud and long,
Ring in the good, ring out the wrong;
Ring joy and peace and Christmas cheer,
To every heart throughout the year.
Refrain