10150. Good News From The Hills

1 Good news from the hills of Judea,
Good news from the mountains of light;
The King in His beauty is here,
He came to His people last night!

Refrain:
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
Jesus Christ is come down,
Go, prepare Him a crown!
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!

2 Is He come to the castle so grand,
To be feasted and honored today?
Is He come to the lords of the land?
Is He come to the bright and the gay?

Refrain:
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
Jesus Christ is come down,
To a poor little town,
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!

3 Is He come in His grandeur and pride,
To ride through the streets of the town,
With the princes and priests at His side,
And the soldiers defending His crown?

Refrain:
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
In a cave cold and bare,
You will find the King there,
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!

4 Have they dressed Him in purple and gold?
Have they laid Him within a soft bed,
Like the kings and the princes of old,
With a guard to watch over His head?

Refrain:

He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
He is laid in the grass,
With the ox and the ass,
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
He is come! He is come!
Ring the bells! Ring the bells!

Text Information
First Line: Good news from the hills of Judea
Title: Good News From The Hills
Author: Elizabeth H. Mitchell
Refrain First Line: He is come! He is come!
Source: Augsburg Songs No. 2 (Philadelphia: Lutheran Publications Society, 1893)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Good news from the hills of Judea]
Composer: Charlotte Sainton-Dolby
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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