Ring out the Old, Ring in the New (TAP)
Bidding the old and welcoming the new
Al?fred Ten?ny?son,
< p>1850Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Sounding goodbye to the old year and welcoming the new year
Ring, happy bells, across the snow;
Ring the happy bell through the snow
The year is going, let him go;
Let go at the end of the year
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Remove the false and keep the true
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild
Knock away the wild bells to the wilderness
sky,
to the sky
The flying cloud, the frosty light:
to the floating clouds to the frosty light:
The year is dying in the night;
The old year is dying in the night
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
Ring out the grief that saps the
Ring out the grief that saps the
mind,
Thoughts
For those that here we see no more;
For those who are farewell
Ring out the feud of rich and poor,
Knock out the barriers between rich and poor
Ring in redress to all mankind.
Ring in redress to all mankind
Ring out false pride in place and
knock out false pride in life
blood,
in the blood
The civic slander and the despite;
Citizens’ slander and resentment
Ring in the love of truth and right,
Ring in the love of truth and right,
Ring in the common love of good.
Ring out a slowly dying cause,
Ring out a slowly dying cause,
Knock away the chronic evil cause
And ancient forms of party strife,
And the gang war since ancient times
Ring in the nobler modes of life,
Ring out old shapes of foul disease;
With sweet manners, purer laws.
Ring out old shapes of foul disease; p>
Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;
Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;
Ring out the narrowing lust of gold; thousand wars of old,
Ring in the thousand years of peace.
Ring in the thousand years of peace.
Ring in the thousand years of peace.
Ring in the valiant man and free,
Ring in the valiant man and free
The larger heart, the kindlier hand;
The larger heart, the kindlier hand;
The larger heart, the kindlier hand;
The larger heart, the kindlier hand; How gentle
Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring in the Christ that is to be.
Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring in the Christ that is to be.
p>Knock on the coming savior