In the little village of Bethlehem
There lay a Child one day,
And the sky was bright with a holy light,
O'er the place where Jesus lay:

Alleluia! Oh, how the angels sang,
Alleluia! how it rang,
And the sky was bright with a holy light,
'Twas the birthday of a King.

Alleluia! Oh, how the angels sang,
Alleluia! Oh, how the chorus rang,
And the sky was bright with a holy light,
'Twas the birthday of a King.

'Twas a humble birthplace, but oh! how much
God gave to us that day,
From the manger-bed, what a path has led,
What a perfect, holy way;

Alleluia! Oh, how the angels sang,
Alleluia! how it rang,
And the sky was bright with a holy light,
'Twas the birthday of a King.

Alleluia! Oh, how the angels sang,
Alleluia! Oh, how the chorus rang,
And the sky was bright with a holy light,
'Twas the birthday of a King.