Poems (Hoffman)/Sabbath Bells
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SABBATH BELLS
Chime on, ye bells, ye Sabbath bells,
O'er hill and vale and sea;
Cease not thy music 'till the world
And nations cease to be!
O'er hill and vale and sea;
Cease not thy music 'till the world
And nations cease to be!
Chime on, I love thy solemn sound
That tells the story old;
The story that in Heaven begun
And now on earth is told!
That tells the story old;
The story that in Heaven begun
And now on earth is told!
O Sabbath day, serene and calm,
Thou art by Heaven blest!
Thou art an emblem, peaceful day,
Of an eternal rest!
Thou art by Heaven blest!
Thou art an emblem, peaceful day,
Of an eternal rest!
O day of rest, we will not cease
To welcome in thy morn;
Until for us in brighter worlds
Eternal Sabbaths dawn!
To welcome in thy morn;
Until for us in brighter worlds
Eternal Sabbaths dawn!
'Till Heaven's glorious Sabbath bells
Shall drown thy feeble ringing;
Until the voices of this world
Are lost in angels' singing.
Shall drown thy feeble ringing;
Until the voices of this world
Are lost in angels' singing.