<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span style="caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; font-size: 26px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day</span><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I heard the bells on Christmas day </span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Their old familiar carols play, </span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">And wild and sweet the words repeat </span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Of peace on earth, good will to men. </span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I thought how, as the day had come, </span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The belfries of all Christendom </span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Had rolled along th'unbroken song </span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Of peace on earth, good will to men. </span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">And in despair I bowed my head: </span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">'There is no peace on earth, ' I said </span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">'For hate is strong, and mocks the song </span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Of peace on earth, good will to men.' </span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: </span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">'God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; </span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The wrong shall fail, the right prevail, </span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">With peace on earth, good will to men.' </span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Till, ringing, singing on its way, </span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The world revolved from night to day </span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">A voice, a chime, a chant sublime, </span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: sans-serif, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Of peace on earth, good will to men.</span></div><div><br></div>—————————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://www.MoscowCares.net</span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. 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