- Joy-bells ringing, children singing,
Fill the air with music sweet;
Joyful measure, guileless pleasure,
Make the chain of song complete.
Chorus:
Joy-bells! Joy-bells!
Never, never cease your ringing!
Children! Children!
Never, never cease your singing!
List, list, the song that swells!
Joy-bells! Joy-bells!
- Joy-bells ringing, children singing,
Hark their voices loud and clear,
Breaking o’er us, like a chorus
From a purer, happier sphere. - Earth seems brighter, heart grows lighter,
As the gladsome melody
Charms our sadness into gladness,
Pealing, pealing joyfully. - Joy-bells nearer sound, and clearer,
When the heart is free from care;
Skies are cheering, and we’re hearing
Joy-bells ringing everywhere.