Classic Poem

With great good cheer the bells ring out
Upon the starry night;
No threat of war, no cries of hate
Can thwart their loving might.
For all the sorrows of the year
And all the dreams gone wrong
They would atone, and once again
They flood the air with song.

They bring assurance of a day
When joy shall come to earth;
They bid all hearts that now are sad
To wait the world's rebirth—
A world in which good will shall reign,
In which all war shall cease.
Ring out, ye happy bells! Ring in
A bright new world of peace.

With great good cheer the bells ring out
—Upon the starry night;
No threat of war, no cries of hate
—Can thwart their loving might.
For all the sorrows of the year
—And all the dreams gone wrong
They would atone, and once again
—They flood the air with song.

They bring assurance of a day
—When joy shall come to earth;
They bid all hearts that now are sad
—To wait the world's rebirth—
A world in which good will shall reign,
—In which all war shall cease.
Ring out, ye happy bells! Ring in
—A bright new world of peace.