I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

I heard the bells on Christmas day
Their old familiar carols play
And wide and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to man

I thought how has the day had come
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along the unbroken song
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 marks the song
Of peace on earth, good will

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 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, of peace on earth
Of peace on earth, good will to man