From the recording Let There Be Peace On Earth
Written by Henry Wordsworth Longfellow and Johnny Marks
Produced & Performed by Billy Webster
Lead Guitar by Carl Basler
Lyrics
I heard the bells on Christmas day
Their old familiar carols play
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace of earth, good will to men
I thought as now this day had come
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rung so long the unbroken song
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 does He sleep
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail
With peace on earth, good will to men."