ISSAY, ISSAY!

(Hear Ye, Hear Ye!)

Up in Bethlehem on this holy morn,

Up in Bethlehem babe is born.
Angels in the air, singing ev’rywhere
And they sing, “Hallelujah!”

They sing, “Issay, Issay!

Gay-tah teh-weh-leh-deh
Issay, Issay!
Med-hehn the-weh-le-deh.
Hear ye! O hear ye!
Jesu has come today!
Issay, Issay!
Gay-tah teh-weh-leh-deh

Kings from far a-way, come to see the boy

Kings from far away, shout for joy!
People join the kings, ev’rybody sings,
And they sing, “Hallelujah!”
They sing, “Issay, Issay!
Gay-tah teh-weh-leh-deh
Issay, Issay!
Med-hehn the-weh-le-deh.
Hear ye! O hear ye!
Jesu has come today!
Issay, Issay!
Gay-tah teh-weh-leh-deh

Oo, Hear the angels sing.

Oo, shepherds’ voices ring, hallelujah!
Ev’rybody sing. Issay! Issay!
Singing to the King!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!

They sing, “Issay, Issay!

Gay-tah teh-weh-leh-deh
Issay, Issay!
Med-hehn the-weh-le-deh.
Hear ye! O hear ye!
Jesu has come today!
Issay, Issay!
Gay-tah teh-weh-leh-deh

Issay! Hallelujah!
Issay! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!