Monday Lyrics Blogging

Three songs again this time. The first is by a band called Low from Duluth, Minnesota. The second was written by a French socialist named Adolphe Adam in 1847 and translated into English by John Sullivan Dwight in 1855. The third was written by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow during the American Civil War. I'm included the two verses that reference the war that are usually excluded. Long Way Around the Sea - Low We've come so far We've followed the star Harod heard Said, "Bring me word" Take the long way around the sea Here for us A humble birth The son of God Descends to earth Take the long way around the sea On Christmas day On bended knee Please accept The gifts we bring Take the long way around the sea We turn to go An angel shone Said, "Don't go back to Harod's throne" Take the long way around the sea O Holy Night - Adolphe Adam Oh holy night! The stars are brightly shining It is the night of the dear Savior's birth Long lay the world in sin and error pining Till he appear'd and the soul felt its worth A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices Oh night divine, Oh night when Christ was born Oh night divine, Oh night devine Led by the light of faith serenely beaming With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming Here come the wise men from Orient land The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger In all our trials born to be our friend He knows our need, our weakness is no stranger Behold your King! Before him lowly bend Behold your King, Behold your King Truly He taught us to love one another His law is love and His gospel is peace Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother And in His name all oppression shall cease Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we Let all within us praise His holy name Christ is the Lord! O praise His Name forever His power and glory evermore proclaim His power and glory evermore proclaim I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 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 And thought how as the day had come The belfries of all Christendom Had rolled along The unbroken song Of peace on earth, good will to men Till ringing, singing on its way The world revolved from night to day A voice, a chime A chant sublime Of peace on earth, good will to men Then from each black accursed mouth The cannon thundered in the South And with the sound The carols drowned Of peace on earth, good will to men It was as if an earthquake rent The hearth-stones of a continent And made forlorn The households born 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 doth he sleep The wrong shall fail The right prevail With peace on earth, good will to men"