The Church Hymnal ‎#211

211. Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky

1 Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky
The flying cloud, the frosty light:
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out wild bells, and let him die.

2 Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.

3 Ring out the grief that saps the mind,
For those that here we see no more;
Ring out the feud of rich and poor,
Ring in redress to all mankind.

4 Ring out false pride in place and blood,
The civic slander and the spite;
Ring in the love of truth and right,
Ring in the common love of good.

5 Ring out the shapes of foul disease,
Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;
Ring out the thousand wars of old,
Ring in the thousand years of peace.

6 Ring in the valiant man and free,
The larger heart, the kindlier hand;
Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring in the Christ that is to be.

Text Information

• First Line: Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky
• Author: A. Tennyson
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1920
• Topic: Holy Days: Old and New Year
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: MOZART
• Composer: Mozart
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Public Domain.