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Album The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Christmas Bells by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Release Date
Fri Dec 25 1863
Performed by
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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“Christmas Bells” was written in the midst of personal and societal tragedy. Two years prior to writing this poem, Longfellow’s wife was fatally burned in a fire. In 1863, at the height of the American Civil War, his eldest son joined the Union Army against his father’s wishes and was severely wound...

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Christmas Bells Annotated

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."

Christmas Bells Q&A

When did Henry Wadsworth Longfellow release Christmas Bells?

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow released Christmas Bells on Fri Dec 25 1863.

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