Above all the roar of the cities,
                                        
                                        And over the hills and the dells,
                                        
                                        With a message of peace to the nations,
                                        
                                        Ring the beautiful Bethlehem bells,
                                        
                                        Bringing joy to the souls that are sighing
                                        
                                        In hovels where poverty dwells—
                                        
                                        There is life, there is life for the dying
                                        
                                        In the beautiful Bethlehem bells.