Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-03
cREEDs OF THE BELLS.
DY GEORGE W. BUNGAY.

by GEORGE W. DUNGAY.
How sweet tho chime Of sabbath bolls;
Each its creed in music tells,
In tones that float upon the air,
As soft as song, as puro as prayer;
And will put in simple rhyme,
The language of the golden chime.
My happy heart responsive swells,
Responsive to the bells-sweet bells.
"In deeds of lovo excel excel"
Chmed out from ivied towers a bell;
"This is the church not built on sands,
Emblem of ono not built with hands,
Its forms and sacred lights revero-
Como worship hero, como worship hore;
In ritual and faith excel"
Chimed out the Episcopalian bell.
"Ah, heed the ancient landmarks wellg"
In solemn tones exclaimed n bell;
"No progress made by mortal man
Can change the just, eternal plan
With God thero can bo nothing now
Ignore the false, embrace the true,
While all is we'll, is we'll, is well,'
Pealed out tho good old Dutch church bell.
Eye purifying waters SWELL"
In mellow tones rang out bell,
"Though faith in Christ alono can save,
Man must DO plunged beneath tho wave,
To show tho world unflltcring faith
In what the sacred Scripture saith
o, swell ye rising waters, swel!"
Pealed out this clcar-tonod Baptist bell.
"Not faith alone, but works as we'll,
Must test the SOUL" 7aid soft bell;
"COmo here and cast aside your load,
And work your way along tho road
With faith in God and faith in man,
And hope in Christ, where hopo began;
Do we'll, do we'll, do we'll, do we'll :"
Pealed forth Unitarian bell.
Farewell, farewell, base world, farewell :"
In warning notes exclaimed a bell;
"Lifo is boon to mortals givon
To fit tho soul for bliss in heaven.
DO not invoke the ayenglng rod
Como here and learn the will Of God
Say to tho world farewell, farewell"
Pealed out the Presbyterian boil.
"In after life there Is no holl!"
In rapturos rang cheerful boil.
"Look up to heaven this holy day,
Where angels wait to cheer the way.
There arc no fires, no lends to blight
Tho future lifo be just and right.
No hell, no hol no hell, no hell"
Rang out tho Universalist boil.
'"The pilgrim fathers heedod we'll
My cheerful voice." pealod forth a boil
"No fettors here to clog tho soul
No arbitrary creeds control
The free heart and progressive mind
That leave the dusty path bohind.
Speed we'll, speed Woll, speed we'll, speed well, /,
Poaled out the Independent boil.
"No Pope, no Pope to doom to holl
Tho Protestant rang out a bell
"6reat Luther left his fiery zeal,
Within the hearts that truly fool
That loyalty 10 God will be
Tho iealty that makes mon froe.
No images whore incense fell -
Rang out Old Martin Luthors boil.
can hail, ye saints in heaven that dwell
Close by the cross !" exclaimed a bell
"Lean DER the battlements of bliss,
And deign TO bless a world like this,
Lot mOrtals kneel before this shrine
Adore the water and tho wine.
All hail, yO saints tho chorus swell %
Chimod in tho Roman Catholic bell.
'To all tho truth wo toll, wo TOLL"
Shouted, in ecstacles, belli
"Come, yo weary wanderers, soc,
Our Lord has made salvation free;
Repent believe, havo faith, and then
Bo saved and praise the Lord, Amen.
salvation's free, wo tell, wo TOLL"
Shouted the Mothodstc bell.