Íslenska
Ég heyri klukkur hljóma
Ég heyri klukkur hljóma skærtsvo hljóma aftur orðin tært,er fluttu englar fjárhirðumum frið á jörð með mönnunum.Þótt hatur ríki hér á jörð,þá hljómar boð frá englahjörð,er friðlaus heimur fær í dagum frið á jörð og betri hag.Mér bjölluhljómur berst í nóttmeð boðskap jóla títt og ótt,að frelsari’ okkur fæddur er,sem friðinn gefur þér og mér.Því fögnum allir, fögnum dáttog færum lofgjörð Guði hátt,er flytur heimi frið á jörð.Sé frelsaranum þakkargjörð!Guðlaugur Gunnarssoní nóvember 1979
Enska
I heard the bells
I heard the bells on Christmas DayTheir old familiar carols play.And wild and sweet the words repeatOf Peace on earth, good will to men.I thought how as the day had comeThe belfries of all ChristendomHad roll'd along th' unbroken songOf Peace on earth, good will to men.And in despair, I bow'd 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 from each black, accursed mouthThe cannon thundered in the South,And with the sound the carols drownedOf peace on earth, good will to men.It was as if an earthquake rentThe hearthstones of a continent,And made forlorn, the households bornOf 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."l: John Baptiste Calkin.t.: Henry W. Longfellow