courage for the week 12.25.11

24 December 2011

One of my favorite Christmas hymns~

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 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."


Then 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."


Till, 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!

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

3 comments

  1. This is my favorite Christmas hymn, also.  Merry Christmas to you and your family.

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  2. Amen and Amen!  Merry Christmas!

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  3. I love that hymn, too!  It reminds me of one of my favorite psalms, the 121st.  Love the fact that the Lord does not slumber or sleep!

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