Scripture Verse

Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

Introduction

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J. Lincoln Hall (1866–1930)

Words: Min­nie A. Grei­ner-Ed­ing­ton, in The Ser­vice of Praise, by J. Lin­coln Hall et al. (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Hall-Mack, 1900), num­ber 156.

Music: J. Lin­coln Hall (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Grei­ner-Ed­ing­ton (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Ye bells, ye bells, ye hap­py bells,
Ye bells of Christ­mas time,
Ring out, ring out, ring out again,
A wild­ly joy­ous chime.

Boys

For un­to us a child is born,
Our hope and light to be,

Girls

The Won­der­ful, the Coun­sel­or,
The Prince of Peace is He.

Refrain

Ye bells, ye bells, ye hap­py bells,
Ye bells of Christ­mas­tide,
Ring out, ring out, ring out again,
O’er earth afar and wide.
Ye bells, ye bells, ye hap­py bells,
Ye bells of Christmastide;
Ring out, ring out, ye hap­py bells.

Ye bells, ye bells, ye hap­py bells,
Ye bells of Christ­mas day,
Ring out, ring out, ring out again,
A sweet and glad­some lay.

Boys

Our king shall reign in right­eous­ness,
And rule in eq­ui­ty.

Girls

The wil­der­ness and so­li­tude,
A fruit­ful field shall be.

Refrain

Ye bells, ye bells, ye hap­py bells,
Ye bells of Christ­mas­tide,
Ring out, ring out, ring out again,
O’er earth afar and wide.

Boys

The Sav­ior pro­mised us of old,
The rod of Jes­se’s stem,

Girls

Whom kings and pro­phets longed to see,
Is born in Beth­le­hem.

Refrain