Joy is in our mes­sage!
Peal the Christ­mas bells!
Joy, great joy re-ech­oes
From the glo­ry in the sto­ry
Which our chimes are tell­ing,
As the mu­sic swells;
Ringing, ring­ing, new joy bring­ing,
Peal the Christ­mas bells.

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To ev­ery land in an­them grand,
From the north­ern icy tow­ers
To the sun­set land of flow­ers;
O’er ev­ery sea, to the bond and free,
We re­peat the song of an­gel throng;
The Sav­ior now is ours!

Peace we soft­ly ec­ho
In our sil­ve­ry chime,
O’er the world’s great mid­night
Softly steal­ing, sweet­ly peal­ing,
Glorious news we’re bring­ing
At the Christ­mas time!
Now in­creas­ing, ne­ver ceas­ing,
In our song sub­lime.

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Now good will we’re sound­ing,
In a migh­ty strain!
Like the an­gel chorus
From the glo­ry with the sto­ry,
Sung that Christ­mas morn­ing
Over Beth­le’em’s plain;
Swelling, sound­ing, still re­sound­ing,
As we peal again.

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