Sunday, December 21, 2008




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.

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.”



My Pastor brought up this Christmas hymn/song in his sermon today (that I missed due to my baby being sick but it's broadcast live on Sundays here) and I loved the story behind it.

Have a blessed Sunday!

3 comments:

Daisy said...

I LOVE this Christmas carol!! Going to listen when I find some time. LOL.

Gina said...

I missed church too. :( I will have to go check out Greg's message. Have a Merry Christmas!

redkitchen said...

I just truly "listened" to the words of this Christmas carol this past October. I was at a Casting Crowns concert, and they sang it. It is really beautiful and particularly comforting to me. I have the CD now & I play it over & over!

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