The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16823

16823. Merry Christmas

1 Merry Chris­tmas, merry Christ­mas,
Day of sac­red joy and mirth!
Tune anew your glad­some voices,
Chant again the Sav­ior’s birth;
Every face with plea­sure beam­ing,
Every heart with kind­ness gleam­ing,
Even na­ture seems to say,
This is mer­ry Christmas day.

Refrain:
Merry Christ­mas, merry Christ­mas,
Every heart re­spond the call;
Merry Christ­mas, mer­ry Christ­mas,
Merry Christ­mas to you all!

2 Merry Chris­tmas, mer­ry Christ­mas,
Bring the hol­ly box and bay;
Make each cot­tage bright and cheer­ful,
Love’s fair to­ken there dis­play;
On this day of all most ho­ly,
Bring thy gifts to cheer the low­ly,
Chase each ga­ther­ing tear away,
On this hap­py Christ­mas day.

[Refrain]

3 Merry Chris­tmas, mer­ry Christ­mas,
Brightest day of all the year;
Be to dear ones ga­thered ’round you,
This a day of love and cheer;
Tell of mer­cies God hath giv­en,
Tell of pre­cious hopes of Heav­en,
Kindred there in bright ar­ray,
On this sac­red Christ­mas day.

[Refrain]

4 Merry Christ­mas, mer­ry Christ­mas,
Some dear one who can­not come,
In his lone and cheer­less wan­d’rings
Gives a thought to hap­py home;
Fairest gifts of life en­dear­ing,
Be his wan­d’ring foot­steps near­ing;
God will bless him far away,
On this joy­ful Christ­mas day.

[Refrain]

5 Merry Christ­mas, mer­ry Christ­mas,
Heav’nly voic­es sound the strain;
Peace on earth, good will from Heav­en,
Send the ec­ho back again;
Sacred day of won­drous sto­ry,
Birthday of the King of glo­ry;
Worship Him and own His sway,
On this ho­ly Christ­mas day.

[Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
• Title: Merry Christmas
• Author: John H. Kurzenknabe (1878)
• Refrain First Line: Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
• Language: English
• Source: Appeared in Song Treasury, by J. H. Kurzenknabe (York, Pennsylvania, Crider & Brother, 1879).

Tune Information

• Name: [Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas] (Kurzenknabe)
• Composer: John H. Kurzenknabe (1878)
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Appeared in Song Treasure, by John H. Kurzenknabe (York, Pennsylvania: Crider & Brother, 1879).