The Christ­mas bells are ring­ing,
Yes, ring­ing ev­ery­where,
And joy­ful hearts are sing­ing,
Their voic­es fill the air;
The Christ­mas bells are tell­ing
To you a Sav­ior’s born!
And loud their tones are swell­ing,
On this glad, hap­py morn.

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The Christ­mas bells are ring­ing,
There’s mu­sic in the air;
The Christ­mas bells are ring­ing,
Yes, ring­ing ev­ery­where.

The Christ­mas bells are peal­ing
To all men peace, good will;
Like gen­tle voic­es steal­ing
I hear their mu­sic still;
Yes, ’tis the same sweet sto­ry
Was heard in days of old,
When Christ the Lord of glo­ry
The wise men did be­hold.

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The Christ­mas bells are bring­ing
A joy­ful me­lo­dy,
And clear­ly, clear­ly ring­ing,
A song so glad and free;
Oh, list! their glo­ri­ous ec­ho
Is borne thro’ yond­er sky,
While an­gels join the chor­us
Of praise to God on high.

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