Classic Poem

Hark! What sound is this I hear?
Such music it foretells,
The sound is soft, but sweet and clear,
It must be Easter bells.

They ring and tell of Christ the Lord,
Who conquered death and hell,
Then rose up to his blest above,
Wonderfull Easter bells.

Sweet bells, your music fills my soul
And wraps me in a spell,
Your wondrous peals like ocean's roll,
Oh! magical Easter bells.

Ring on, sweet bells,
Ring loud and clear,
Help men to understand
That Jesus Christ our Saviour dear
Broke death's cold iron band.

Tell them “He rose just as He said,”
Spread it o'er vale and dell,
The joyful tidings onward spread,
Ye heaven sent Easter bells.

Let every heart rejoice today,
And crush in sin's hard shell,
And raise to heaven a joyous lay,
As do these chiming Easter bells.

Ring on, sweet bells, ring more and more
And hold me in your spell,
Until I reach that shining shore
Where rings everlasting Easter bells.