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Text:Christ Is Born
Author:Franklin Edson Belden
Tune:[’Tis merry, merry Christmas time!]
Arranger:R. B. Mahaffey
Media:MIDI file

12874. Christ Is Born

1 ’Tis merry, merry Christmas time!
The world with joy is clad;
Let all our happy voices chime,
And every heart be glad.

Refrain:
Raise your grateful voices high,
Let no heart be sad;
Christ is born, the great Messiah,
Let the world be glad.

2 All glory unto God, our king;
To Christ, His only Son;
Forever let His praises ring,
Redemption is begun. [Refrain]

3 All glory unto Christ, our Lord!
Who saves us thro’ His name;
Let Heav’n and earth, with one accord,
His praises loud proclaim. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: ’Tis merry, merry Christmas time!
Title: Christ Is Born
Author: Franklin Edson Belden (1881)
Refrain First Line: Raise your grateful voices high
Language: English
Source: Sabbath Carols (Altoona, Penn: R. B. Mahaffey, 1881)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [’Tis merry, merry Christmas time!]
Arranger: R. B. Mahaffey
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain



Media
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MIDI file: MIDI
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