Joy bells are ringing

Joy bells are ringing,
Christmas is bringing
Tidings of Jesus' birth.
Candles are gleaming,
Gladness is streaming
Out over all the earth.

Light is ascending,
Nighttime is ending,
Sunshine from God appears.
hope of the ages,
Foretold by sages,
Comes to dispel all fears.

O what a treasure,
God in God's pleasure
Lovingly gives today!
Grace to the lowly,
Peace pure and holy,
Angels to us convey.

Come to the manger,
Kindred and stranger,
Hail now the newborn Child!
In adornation,
With jubilation,
Peoples and nations sing!

Banish all sadness,
Fill us with gladness
Jesus, whom we adore!
All else may perish,
You will we cherish
Now and forevermore!

Music: Julen Ar Inne Wilhelm Soderberg (19th C)
Words: Nils Frykman (20th C)
Sequence: Cathouse Pandemonium, Ltd.