I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow WALTHAM—Jean Baptiste Calkin I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day 1 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. 2 I thought how as the day had come, The belfries of all Christendom Had rolled along th’unbroken song Of peace on earth, good will to men. 3 And in despair I bowed my head: “There is no peace on earth,” I said “For hate is