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I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

Lyrics based on the poem Christmas Bells by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, music by Johnny Marks

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 as now this day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom,
Had rung so long 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."

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