3rd Sunday of Advent

When Jesus Christ our Lord was born,

The angels welcomed that happy morn;

The world was weary, the world was sad,

So down came Jesus to make us glad;

And all the bells on earth did ring,

And all the angels in heaven sing:

‘Peace on earth, goodwill towards men’.

Two thousand years have come and gone,

Since the star of Bethlehem brightly shone;

And now again the world is torn

With war and hunger and fear and scorn;

There's fighting while the bells do ring,

There's hating while the angels sing;

Not much peace or goodwill towards men.

It may not be in a stable bare,

There won't be wise men and shepherds there;

But when Lord Jesus is born again,

Oh, may it be in the hearts of men;

And all the bells on earth will ring,

And all the angels in heaven sing,

For Christ our Lord will really bring

Peace on earth, goodwill towards men.

~ Calypso Carol