{"slug": "i-heard-the-bells-on-christmas-day", "title": "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day", "first_line": "I heard the bells on Christmas day Their old", "author": "henry-wadsworth-longfellow", "author_date": "1885", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": true}, "topics": ["Angels", "Christmas", "Advent", "God, As King", "God, Eternity of"], "scripture": ["Leviticus 26:18-19", "Job 38:29-30", "Psalm 147:16-20", "Isaiah 59:11-14"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:58; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1885).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "i_heard_the_bells_on_christmas_day", "total_instances": 138}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "I heard the bells on Christ -- mas day Their old fa -- mil -- iar car -- ols play, And wild and sweet the words re -- peat Of peace on earth, good will to men.", "prose": ["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": {"syllabified": "And thought how, as the day had come, The bel -- fries of all Christ -- en -- dom Had rolled a -- long th'un -- bro -- ken song Of peace on earth, good will to men.", "prose": ["And 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": {"syllabified": "Till ring -- ing, sing -- ing on its way The world re -- volved from night to day, A voice, a chime, a chant sub -- lime Of peace on earth, good will to men.", "prose": ["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."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "And in des -- pair 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.\"", "prose": ["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.\""]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: \"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; The wrong shall fail, the right pre -- vail With peace on earth, good will to men.\"", "prose": ["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.\""]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}