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Above all the roar of the cities,
And over the hills and the dells,
With a message
of peace to the nations,
Ring the beautiful Bethlehem bells,
Bringing joy to
the souls that are sighing
In hovels where poverty dwells�
There is life,
there is life for the dying
In the beautiful Bethlehem bells.
Beautiful Bethlehem bells;
Beautiful bells, beautiful bells,
Beautiful Bethlehem bells.
Far off in a land that is lovely,
For the tender, sweet story it tells,
In the light of a glorious morning,
Rang the beautiful Bethlehem bells;
And still in the hearts of creation
An anthem exultingly swells
At that memory sweet of the ringing
Of the beautiful Bethlehem bells.
Beautiful Bethlehem bells;
Beautiful bells, beautiful bells,
Beautiful Bethlehem bells.
They rang o�er the hills
and the valleys,
They summoned
the glad world that day,
From the regions
of night to the manger,
Where the beautiful Child Jesus lay;
And forever and ever and ever
A wonderful melody dwells
In the tender,
sweet ringing and singing
Of the beautiful Bethlehem bells.
Beautiful Bethlehem bells;
Beautiful bells, beautiful bells,
Beautiful Bethlehem bells.
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Bible Refs:
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BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS
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10 10 10 10 and refrain rpt verse
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