Capturing Peace During Sorrow
Song" "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
By Lindsay Terry

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is well pleased” (Luke 2:14).

Never a poet put pen to paper with more skill in verse than Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. His ability to portray life in one of the most beautiful fashions ever devised—poetry—is illustrated in his masterful, The Song of Hiawatha.

Longfellow was a legend in his own lifetime. He is known in many circles as “The Children’s Poet.” In his last years, in many schools, his birthday was a holiday and school children were excused from classes.

Tragedy struck in his home on July 9, 1861.