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Ring out the Bells for Christmas
Ring out the bells for Christmas,
The happy, happy day;
In winter wild, the holy Child
Within the cradle lay.
O wonderful! the Savior
Is in the manger lone;
His palace is a stable,
And Mary�s arms His throne.
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Ring out the bells for Christmas,
The merry, merry Christmas,
Ring out the bells for Christmas,
The happy, happy day.
On Beth�lem�s quiet hillside,
In ages long gone by,
In angel notes the glory floats,
�Glory to God on high.�
Yet wakes the sun as joyous
As when the Lord was born,
And still He comes to greet you
On ev�ry Christmas morn.
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Where�er His sweet lambs gather,
Within this gentle fold
The Savior dear is waiting near,
As in the days of old.
In each young heart you see Him,
In ev�ry guileless face,
You see the holy Jesus,
Who grew in truth and grace.
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In many a darksome cottage,
In many a crowded street,
In winter bleak, with shiv�ring cheek,
The homeless child you meet.
Gaze upon the pale, wan features,
The feet with wand�ring sore.
You see the souls He loveth,
The Christ Child at the door.
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Then sing your gladsome carols,
And hail the newborn Sun;
For Christmas light is passing bright,
It smiles on everyone;
And feast Christ�s little children,
His poor, his orphans call,
For He Who chose the manger,
He loveth one and all.
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