... And the Angels Sing
" Unto Us A Child is Born"
Isaiah 9:2-7
~ The ultimate journey_______________
I heard the bells on Christmas day
Their old familiar carols play
And mild and sweet the words repeat,
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
I thought how as the day had come,
I thought how as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had roll'd along th' unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
And in despair I bow'd my head:
And in despair I bow'd my head:
"There is no peace on earth," I said,
"For hate is strong, and mocks the song
"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail,
With peace on earth, good will to men."
'Til ringing, singing on its way,
'Til 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!
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(first published in 1863)
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