Ring Out, Ye Bells

Ring out

ye bells

your mu­sic tells

Once again the sto­ry

Of that sweet Child

who

un­de­filed

Came from realms of glo­ry;

Ring in the King who comes to bring

The reign of God on earth

A world of peace and right­eous­ness

The old world’s se­cond birth.

Ring in the star that shines from far

God’s own light be­stow­ing;

No oth­er light can break our night

Heav’n’s own dawn fore­show­ing;

It turns above with God’s dear love

A love that naught can dim

’Twill burn and shine

that light di­vine

Till all are drawn to Him.

Ring on

ye bells

your mu­sic tells

Human love is grow­ing;

That strifes will cease

and tides of peace

Up the world come flow­ing:

Ring in that sea of har­mo­ny

That flood of human love

O’er whose still breast once more will rest

The Spir­it like a dove.

What though your spells

ye Christ­mas bells

Ages have been ring­ing

And an­gels bright through sin’s long night

Christmas car­ols sing­ing;

Still ring your chime

till ev­ery clime

Has heard the an­gel throng

And ev­ery sound is lost and drowned

In their eter­nal song.