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 man
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 man
And 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 man
It was as if an earthquake rent
The heart-stones of a continent
And made forlorn the households born
Of peace on earth, good will to man
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 man
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep
We are not dead, nor do we sleep
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail
With peace on earth, good will to man
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 man