Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:11
Words: Eliza M. Sherman, in The Portfolio of Sunday School Songs, edited by William Sherwin & Charles C. Case (Chicago, Illinois: Fleming H. Revell, 1887), number 75, alt.
Music: Lewotobi William F. Sherwin, 1887 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Sherman (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Chime, sweet bells of Christmas time,
Chime so sweet, or chime so low,
Chime in carol or in rhyme,
Merry bells across the snow.
Refrain
Chime, chime, merrily chime,
Now in carol or in rhyme;
Sing, sing, cheerily sing,
Christmas carols sweet.
Shining star, a pathway make
To our hearts, and, free from sin,
Holy angels of God’s love
May descend and enter in.
Refrain
Chime, chime, chime, chime, sweetly chime,
As we come or as we go;
May the music of Christ’s name
Chime with bells across the snow.
Refrain
