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...FRAGMENT, ON THE BACK OF THE POET'S MS. OF CANTO I OF 'DON JUAN' by GEORGE GORDON BYRON SPEAKIN' O' CHRISTMAS by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE ONE LOST by ISAAC ROSENBERG DESTINY by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH A HINT FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE THIRD SATIRE OF JUVENAL by PHILIP AYRES |