i heard the bells on christmas day

I heard the bells on Christmas day
Their old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men!

I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

I thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along the unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.

And in despair I bowed my head:
�There is no peace on earth,� I said,
�For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth good will to men.�

Yet pealed the bells more loud and deep:
�God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The wrong shall fail,
The right prevail,
With peace on earth, good will to men.�

Then ringing, singing on its way,
The world revolved from night to day
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good will to men!