1. Little children, can you tell?
Do you know the story well,
Ev'ry girl and ev'ry boy,
Why the angels sing for joy
On the Christmas morning.

2. Yes, we know the story well;
Listen now, and hear us tell,
Ev'ry girl and ev'ry boy,
Why the angels sing for joy,
On the Christmas morning.

3. Shepherds sat upon the ground,
Fleecy flocks were scatter'd round,
When the brightness fill'd the sky,
And a song  was heard on high,
On the Christmas morning!

4. "Joy and peace," the angels sang,
Far the pleasant echoes rang,
"Peace on earth, to men good will!"
Hark! the angels sing it still
On the Christmas morning.

5. For a little Babe that day,
Christ, the Lord of angels, lay,
Born on earth our Lord to be,
This the wond'ring angels see
On the Christmas morning.

6. Let us sing the angels' song.
And the pleasant sounds prolong:
This fair babe of Bethlehem
Children loves, and blesses them
On the Christmas morning.

7. "Peace" our little hearts shall fill,
"Peace on earth, to men good-will!"
Hear us sing the angels' song,
And the pleasant notes prolong,
On the Christmas morning.

(By John R. Sweney and John J. Hood)