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I haven't stepped foot behind my writing desk
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I Heard the Bells

I haven't stepped footbehind my writing desk since your mother died

I haven't stepped foot
behind my writing desk since your mother died

Full Transcript

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I haven't stepped foot behind my writing desk
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since your mother died.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:21:49
Uploaded
Apr 26, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, family
Production
Sight & Sound Theatres

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Movie Summary

The inspiring story behind the writing of the beloved Christmas carol and its author, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
I was so close to that church when I got shot. - I Heard the Bells 00:05
I was so close to that church when I got shot.
One minute I was on my horse, and the next, - I Heard the Bells 00:17
One minute I was on my horse, and the next,
[GUNFIRE, WHINNYING] - I Heard the Bells 00:09
[GUNFIRE, WHINNYING]
And the next time I opened them, I was inside the church. - I Heard the Bells 00:06
And the next time I opened them, I was inside the church.
[GRUNTING, GROANING] - I Heard the Bells 00:06
[GRUNTING, GROANING]
[GUNFIRE] - I Heard the Bells 00:05
[GUNFIRE]
There must have been a million bullet holes. - I Heard the Bells 00:06
There must have been a million bullet holes.
The wood was splintered everywhere, - I Heard the Bells 00:08
The wood was splintered everywhere,
And above me was sky where the steeple once stood. - I Heard the Bells 00:09
And above me was sky where the steeple once stood.
And beside me was the bell. - I Heard the Bells 00:06
And beside me was the bell.
I just stared at it, lying there, mocking me, - I Heard the Bells 00:17
I just stared at it, lying there, mocking me,
Right about what, son? - I Heard the Bells 00:06
Right about what, son?
What I said the night I left, about God, - I Heard the Bells 00:11
What I said the night I left, about God,
I could just feel death washing over me, - I Heard the Bells 00:09
I could just feel death washing over me,
And when I opened my eyes, it was shining so bright. - I Heard the Bells 00:05
And when I opened my eyes, it was shining so bright.
And that's when I saw it. - I Heard the Bells 00:06
And that's when I saw it.
And even though that bell was lying in a pile of rubble, - I Heard the Bells 00:18
And even though that bell was lying in a pile of rubble,
Pa, you are that bell, and you are not done ringing. - I Heard the Bells 00:08
Pa, you are that bell, and you are not done ringing.
It's Christmas Eve, and there's much to do. - I Heard the Bells 00:08
It's Christmas Eve, and there's much to do.
Christmas 1841, she became the bride of Christ - I Heard the Bells 00:12
Christmas 1841, she became the bride of Christ