Belleau Wood

Oh the snowflakes fell in silence

Over Belleau Wood that night,

For a Christmas truce had been declared

By both sides of the fight.



And as we lay there in our trenches

The silence broke in two,

By a German soldier singing

A song that we all knew.



Though I did not know the language,

The song was 'Silent Night'.

Then I heard my buddy whisper,

All is calm, and all is bright.

Then the fear and doubt surrounded me,

'Cause I'd die if I was wrong

But I stood up in my trench,

And I began to sing along.



Then across the frozen battlefield,

Another's voice joined in,

Until one by one each man became

A singer of the hymn.



Then I thought that I was dreaming

For right there in my sight,

Stood the German soldier

'Neath the fallen flakes of white.

The he raised his hand and smiled at me

As if he seemed to say

Here's hoping we both live

To see us find a better way.



Then the devil's clock struck midnight

And the skies lit up again,

And the battlefield where heaven stood

Was blown to hell again.



But for just one fleeting moment

The answer seemed so clear

Heaven's not beyond the clouds

Its just beyond the fear.



No heaven's not beyond the clouds

Its for us to find here.