IN the old church tower Hangs the bell; And above it on the vane, In the sunshine and the rain, Cut in gold, St. Peter stands, With the keys in his claspt hands, And all is well. In the old church tower Hangs the bell; You can hear its great heart beat, Ah! so loud, and wild, and sweet, As the parson says a prayer Over wedded lovers there, And all is well. In the old church tower Hangs the bell; Deep and solemn, hark! again, Ah, what passion and what pain! With her hands upon her breast, Some poor Soul has gone to rest Where all is well. In the old church tower Hangs the bell -- An old friend that seems to know All our joy and all our woe; It is glad when we are wed, It is sad when we are dead, And all is well! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY LOVE by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL TWO POEMS TO HANS THOMA ON HIS SIXIETH BIRTHDAY: 2. THE KNIGHT by RAINER MARIA RILKE MY GARDEN by CLARA MCKEE BEEDE SONG. THESE PRAIRIES by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT THE OLD MEN AND THE YOUNG MEN by WITTER BYNNER PUTTING THE CREAM IN THE WELL OF VERMONT by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY FACES by STANTON ARTHUR COBLENTZ OLNEY HYMNS: 55. LOVE CONSTRAINING TO OBEDIENCE by WILLIAM COWPER |