Ring Out the Old, Ring in the New

Verse 1

Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true.

Verse 2

Ring out a slowly dying cause, And ancient forms of party strife; Ring in the nobler modes of life, With sweeter manners, purer laws.

Verse 3

Ring out old shapes of foul disease, Ring out the narr'wing lust of gold; Ring out the thousand wars of old, Ring in the thousand years of peace.

Verse 4

Ring in the valiant man and free, The larger heart, the kindlier hand; Ring out the darkness of the land, Ring in the Christ that is to be.

Verse 5

Amen.