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I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day: Finding Hope in Despair

December 20, 2023 • Shane Lingo • Season 1 • Episode 9

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In today's special Christmas episode, I talk about the story behind one of the most influential, and yet at the same time, lesser-known Christmas carols of the past, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day. Learn how this song brings hope as it allows us to wrestle with such questions as, "Where is the peace on earth?" and, "Where is God's concern for His people?"

I heard the Bells on Christmas Day -Casting Crowns
https://open.spotify.com/track/6ZvGIWs3Vt4cmVkuycJaFM?si=3f448096c75e418c

Sources:
Collins, A. (2001). Stories Behind the Best-Loved songs of Christmas. Zondervan.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Wadsworth-Longfellow

https://www.neh.gov/article/beautiful-ending

https://www.nytimes.com/1861/07/12/archives/the-death-of-mrs-longfellow.html

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/the-story-of-pain-and-hope-behind-i-heard-the-bells-on-christmas-day/

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