Peace on earth, goodwill toward men

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 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.”

-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1863

May it be so.