Little Children, Can You Tell?

1 Little children, can you tell,
Do you know the story well,
Every girl and every boy,
Why the angels sing for joy
On the Christmas morning?

2 Shepherds sat upon the ground,
Fleecy flocks were scatter'd round,
When the brightness fill'd the sky,
And a song was heard on high,
On the Christmas morning.

3 "Joy and peace," the angels sang,
Far the pleasant echoes rang;
Peace on earth, to men good will!"
Hark! the angels sing it still
On the Christmas morning.

4 For a little babe that day,
Christ, the Lord of angels, lay,
Born on earth our Lord to be;
This the wondering angels see
On the Christmas morning.

5 Let us sing the angels' song,
And the pleasant sounds prolong:
This fair babe of Bethlehem
Children loves, and kisses them
On the Christmas morning.

6 "Peace" our little hearts shall fill,
"Peace on earth, to men good will!"
Hear us sing the angels' song,
And the pleasant notes prolong,
On the Christmas morning.

Source: The New Sabbath School Hosanna: enlarged and improved: a choice collection of popular hymns and tunes, original and selected: for the Sunday school and the family circle... #106a

• MIDI file from The Cyber Hymnal #3596