The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13243

13243. The Bells Are Ringing

1 On the eastern plain the flocks are sleeping,
Are sweetly sleeping, are sweetly sleeping;
O’er them faithful shepherds watch are keeping,
While sweetest music fills the air.

Refrain:
The bells are ringing, sweetly ringing,
The merry, merry bells, the Christmas bells;
The bells are ringing, sweetly ringing,
The merry bells, the Christmas bells.

2 Wondrous is the news their tones are telling,
Are softly telling, are softly telling;
Round the waiting earth in chorus swelling,
They tell of Jesus, born this day. [Refrain]

3 Still the message round the earth is ringing,
Is sweetly ringing, is sweetly ringing;
Nations to the King are tribute bringing,
To Christ, the Savior, King of all. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: On the eastern plain the flocks are sleeping
• Title: The Bells Are Ringing
• Author: Charles Austin Miles (1904)
• Refrain First Line: The bells are ringing, sweetly ringing
• Language: English
• Source: The Voice of Praise (Philadelphia: Hall-Mack, 1904)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [On the eastern plain the flocks are sleeping]
• Composer: Charles Austin Miles
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain