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 thought how, as the day had come,
			The belfries of all Christendom
			Had rolled along th' 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.
 

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