Classic Poem

A song of the merry Christmas-time,
Let each from the heart forth fling.
Come, banish all sadness, and join with all gladness,
To welcome the rare old King;
And merrily, cheerily,
Uplift all your voices and sing.

Ring out, O bells, with your musical chime,
Clatter and hammer and swing,
Till dull ears are shaken and echoes all waken,
To welcome the jovial King;
While merrily, cheerily,
We lift up our voices and sing.

Voices and hearts from each far-distant clime
Shall homage and fealty bring;
From land and from ocean, loud cries of devotion
Will welcome the blithe old King;
As merrily, cheerily,
We lift up our voices and sing.