| Down in yon forest there's stands a hall | |
| The bells of paradise I heard them ring | |
| It's covered all over with purple and pall | |
| And I love my Lord Jesus above anything | |
| In that hall there stands a bed | |
| The bells of paradise I heard them ring | |
| It's covered all over with scarlet so red | |
| And I love my Lord Jesus above anything | |
| At the bed side there lies a stone | |
| The bells of paradise I heard them ring | |
| The sweet virgin Mary knelt upon | |
| And I love my Lord Jesus above anything | |
| Under that bed there runs a flood | |
| The bells of paradise I heard them ring | |
| The one half runs water | |
| And other runs blood | |
| And I love my Lord Jesus above anything | |
| At the bed's foot there grows a thorn | |
| The bells of paradise I heard them ring | |
| Whichever blows blossoms since He was born | |
| And I love my Lord Jesus above anything | |
| Over that bed the moon shines bright | |
| The bells of paradise I heard them ring | |
| Denoting our Saviour was born this night | |
| And I love my Lord Jesus above anything |