On This Day Earth Shall Ring is a melody from fairly far back (1582, to be precise). It’s appropriate for Christmas as well as Easter, and we’ve even been in a church where the pastor made the request “Please play that again next year – it really doesn’t matter when.”
On this day earth shall ring / with the song children sing / to the Lord, Christ our King,
Born on earth to save us;
Him the Father gave us.
Id-e-o-o-o, id-e-o-o-o, id-e-o,
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
His the doom, ours the mirth / when He came down to earth / Bethlehem saw His birth;
Ox and ass beside Him,
From the cold would hide Him.
God’s bright star, o’er His head / Wise Men three to Him led / kneel they low by His bed,
Lay their gifts before him,
Praise him and adore him.
On this day angels sing / with their song earth shall ring / praising Christ, heaven’s King,
Born on earth to save us;
Peace and love He gave us.
Church Calendar: Christmas, Epiphany
Hymn tune: PERSONENT HODIE
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