Ding dong! Merrily on high?
Small boats sail through stormy skies,
Across the Channel, cold and wide,
Seeking refuge, none denied.
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!

The Assisted Dying Bill debates,
A nation torn, a life’s decision,
Yet Christ’s light shows the way,
A promise of grace, a vision.
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!

As the Trees of Hope do grow,
With branches wide, they beckon,
To heal the hearts, to help them know,
In Jesus’ love, all pain is reckon’d.
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!

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4 of 25 Christmas carols with revised lyrics for Advent & Christmas Day reflections 2024, can be sung to the relevant tune.

Full disclosure, ChatGPT has been utilised in the developing of this revised version of Ding Dong! Merrily on High which touches on current affairs in the UK, while incorporating biblical references by or about Jesus (John 8:12, Ephesians 2:8-9, Matthew 11:28). The hope is that, amidst the division and suffering, a message of peace, justice, hope and reconciliation remains.