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 His pleasure
Lovingly gives today.
Grace to the lowly,
Peace, pure and holy,
Angels to men convey.
Come to the manger,
Kindred and stranger,
Hail now the newborn King!
In adoration
With jubilation
Peoples and nations sing!
Banish all sadness,
Fill me with gladness,
Jesus, whom I adore!
All else may perish,
Thee will I cherish
Now and forevermore!
Words: Nils Frykman, 1881. Translated from Swedish to English by E. Gustav Johnson, 1946.
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The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Love that hymn – my kind of poetry!
This is another new one for me, and it’s so joyous! Love it!
It’s a new one for me too but it’s so uplifting! Thanks for the introduction, Ellen!