by Dr. H. Wade Paris
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Joy to the world, the Lord is come! It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Do you hear what I hear? Angels sweetly singing on high that away in a manger the little Lord Jesus lay sleeping on the hay — infant holy, infant lowly for His bed a cattle stall. O holy night, it is the night of the dear Savior’s birth.
O little town of Bethlehem, in your dark streets shines an everlasting light. Sweet little Jesus boy lying in a manger, but you didn’t know who He was. Maybe even Mary didn’t know. It was a silent night, a holy night. Then while shepherds watched their flocks, He came. Hark, the herald angels sing, “Glory to the new born King.”
Go, tell it on a mountain over the hills and everywhere, the long-expected Jesus has come. God sends us salvation this blessed Christmas morn. Ring the bells of heaven, there is joy today for to us is born the Holy Child. Glory, glory, even angels sing, glory, glory hear their loud harps ring.
I heard the bells on Christmas day, silver bells, silver bells saying it’s Christmas time in the city. Hark, how the bells—sweet, silver bells—all seem to say Christmas is here. People laughing, people talking, even little drummers spreading holy day cheer, Jesus God’s Son is here.
Some folk wonder as they wonder what child is this who lays in lowly manger. The King of Kings has come to earth bringing us new birth. So, God rest ye merry gentlemen; let nothing you dismay for Jesus Christ our Savior was born on Christmas day. This is to say love came down at Christmas. Christ has come; so, sleep my child and peace attend you even through the night.
Yes, sing we now of Christmas, how great our joy, joy, joy, joy. And though its been said many times many ways, everybody sing “Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas to you!”