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
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),
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