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Bells
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Aug 6, 2026 updated
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Audrey Assad's rendition of "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" is a reflective Christmas carol based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem. The song contrasts the joyful Christmas message of peace on earth with the despair of a world filled with hate and conflict. It moves from doubt to hope as the bells ring out, affirming that God is alive and that right will ultimately prevail. Assad's gentle, contemplative performance highlights the tension between earthly turmoil and spiritual assurance, making it a poignant meditation on faith during difficult times.
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I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on earth, 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, 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, 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, peace on earth, good-will to men