Monday, December 24, 2012

Merry Christmas

     Christmas Bells

    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!
 
Then 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 men!

  It was as if an earthquake rent
    The hearth-stones of a continent,
        And made forlorn
        The households born
    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."
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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2 comments:

Jodee Leader said...

Love your card! Hope you have a fun and relaxing Christmas!

Love Being A Nonny said...

Can't believe I missed seeing your card! I waited for it after seeing the OUTTAKES......

LOVE it! Love the black and white, love what it says, and love that the wording almost looks like it was written on a chalkboard!

Looking forward to new house updates!!!

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