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

Which 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 everything