1 This the morn Christ was born, long ago,
And His birth all the earth soon shall know,
As the star from afar wise men led,
Guardian angels hovered o’er his lowly bed.
Refrain:
Cheerily, cheerily singing,
Merrily, merrily ringing,
Merrily ring the bells,
Sweetly their music tells,
Of a king who comes to reign forever;
Cheerily, cheerily singing,
Merrily, merrily ringing,
Merrily ring the bells,
Sweetly their music tells,
Merrily, merrily, ring the bells.
2 Send a song clear and strong, o’er the sea,
And proclaim in his name, ye are free.
Angel throngs sing the songs o’er and o’er,
“Glory be to God on high forevermore.” [Refrain]
3 Loudly swells, from the bells, as they ring,
Tidings grand o’er the land of our King,
And the song borne along ne’er shall cease,
“Wonderful, the Counselor, the Prince of Peace.” [Refrain]
Source: The Service of Praise #162
Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel… Go to person page >
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