Why do the bells of Christmas ring?
By Eugene Field
Why do the bells of Christmas ring?
Why do little children sing?
Once a lovely shining star,
Seen by shepherds from afar,
Gently moved until its light
Made a manger's cradle bright.
There a darling baby lay,
Pillowed soft upon the hay;
And its mother sung and smiled:
This is Christ, the holy Child!
Therefore bells for Christmas ring,
Therefore little children sing.
Source Book
Christmas Tales And Christmas Verse
by Eugene Field
Illustrated by: Florence Storer
Copyright 1912
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
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