| Oh, children, little
children, You're welcome here alway; I'm glad to see you coming To keep our Christmas day. (Bells outside.) Oh, children, little children, Why do the joy-bells chime? |
(Singing heard outside. The following words, to the tune of "Ring, Ye Happy Christmas Bells.")
| Carol, O ye children
all, With no thought of sadness; Welcome in the Christmas time With your songs of gladness. Chorus—Sing, O sing, Bells all ring, Let us now be merry, Let us welcome Christmas day With our songs so cheery. |
1897:
| Hark, how the winds are
blowing, What music do they bring. |
| You hear the little
children Their Christmas carols sing. |
| O children, little
children, What light is that afar? |
| 'Tis shining from the
heavens, A glorious Christmas star. |
| O children, little
children, What means its glorious rays? And why is Christmas better Than many other days? |
| Oh, don't you know the
story Of the first Christmas time? Then listen, we will tell it, While the bells so sweetly chime. |