ldquo I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day rdquo based on an poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a truly unusual Christmas song Instead of the expected Christmas joy and mirth the lyric forms a lament crying out ldquo 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 rdquo This lament however moves forward into hope reassuring us that ldquo God is not dead nor does he sleep The wrong shall fail the right prevail nbsp With peace [... more]