Little Children, Rise and Sing

Little children, rise and sing,
(Ring the bells of Christmas)
’Tis the birthday of our King,
Blessèd Child of Christmas.

In a stable far away
(Ring the bells of Christmas)
Christ was born that happy day,
Blessèd Child of Christmas.

Joyful shepherds kneeling there,
(Ring the bells of Christmas)
Saw the Babe and said in prayer,
‘Blessèd Child of Christmas.’

Bring your gifts to Mary’s Son
(Ring the bells of Christmas)
God’s own Gift to everyone;
Blessèd Child of Christmas.

Author: Unknown

No clear attribution found in common hymnals or carol collections. The style and repetition of "Ring the bells of Christmas" suggest it is likely a 19th or early 20th-century children's carol of anonymous or folk origin, possibly from a Sunday-school or Christmas-pageant songbook.