Christmas Bells
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1807-1882
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!
And 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!
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!
Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
It was as if an earthquake rent
The hearth-stones of a continent,
And made forlorn
The households born
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."
Hi, Diane, Have a wonderful Christmas. I hope you like the poem.
A Star, A Child Was Born on Christmas Morn
A hundred million years ago
I Sat on long forgotten shores
looking into a deep black sky
watching, waiting, I knew not why
That day so long ago a star was born.
One night two thousand years ago
I sat on now forgotten knolls
looking into a deep black sky
watching, waiting, a star shone bright,
that day so long ago a Child was born.
Last night I though of long ago
as I stood in the frosty snow
looking into a deep black sky
watching, waiting, now knowing why,
a star, a child was born on Christmas morn.
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Never give up hope, always keep the faith. The bells will ring on to remind us that God is NOT dead!
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Christmas Bells Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1807-1882
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!
And 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!
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!
Then from each black, accursed mouth The cannon thundered in the South, And with the sound The carols drowned Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
It was as if an earthquake rent The hearth-stones of a continent, And made forlorn The households born 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."
Hi, Diane, Have a wonderful Christmas. I hope you like the poem.
A Star, A Child Was Born on Christmas Morn A hundred million years ago I Sat on long forgotten shores looking into a deep black sky watching, waiting, I knew not why That day so long ago a star was born.
One night two thousand years ago I sat on now forgotten knolls looking into a deep black sky watching, waiting, a star shone bright, that day so long ago a Child was born.
Last night I though of long ago as I stood in the frosty snow looking into a deep black sky watching, waiting, now knowing why, a star, a child was born on Christmas morn.
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