I heard the bells on Christmas Day
\nTheir old, familiar carols play,
\nAnd wild and sweet
\nThe words repeat
\nOf peace on earth, good-will to men!<\/p>\n
And thought how, as the day had come,
\nThe belfries of all Christendom
\nHad rolled along
\nThe unbroken song
\nOf peace on earth, good-will to men!<\/p>\n
Till ringing, singing on its way,
\nThe world revolved from night to day,
\nA voice, a chime,
\nA chant sublime
\nOf peace on earth, good-will to men!<\/p>\n
Then from each black, accursed mouth
\nThe cannon thundered in the South,
\nAnd with the sound
\nThe carols drowned
\nOf peace on earth, good-will to men!<\/p>\n
It was as if an earthquake rent
\nThe hearth-stones of a continent,
\nAnd made forlorn
\nThe households born
\nOf peace on earth, good-will to men!<\/p>\n
And in despair I bowed my head;
\n\u201cThere is no peace on earth,\u201d I said;
\n\u201cFor hate is strong,
\nAnd mocks the song
\nOf peace on earth, good-will to men!\u201d<\/p>\n
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
\n\u201cGod is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
\nThe Wrong shall fail,
\nThe Right prevail,
\nWith peace on earth, good-will to men.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)<\/p>\n
\n(CT) Kristen O\u2019Neal\u2013(@bowdoincollege<\/a> class of 1825 member Henry Wadsworth) Longfellow\u2019s \u201cI Heard the Bells on #Christmas<\/a> Day\u201d: A Carol for the Despairing https:\/\/t.co\/3487eQTUWq<\/a> #darkness<\/a> #light<\/a> #apocalypse<\/a> #hope<\/a> #theology<\/a> #music<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/pVU1Q2B9ck<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Kendall Harmon (@KendallHarmon6) December 31, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n