The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-18
THE CREEDs OF THE BELLS

THE CREEDS OF THE BELLS
How sweet the chime Of the Sabbath
bellsl
Each one its creed in music tells
In tones that float upon the air
AS soft as song, as pure as prayer;
And / will put in simple rhyme
The language Of the golden chime;
My happy heart with rapture swells
Responsive to the bells, sweet bells!
an deeds of love excel! excel"
Chimed out from ivied towers bell
"This is the church not built on sands
Emblem of one not built with hands.
It's forms and sacred rites revere;
Come worship here! Come worship
here!
In rituals and faith excel"
Chimed out the Episcopalian bell.
"Oh, heed the ancient landmarks
WE'LL"
In solemn tones exclaimed bell.
''No progress made by mortal man
Can change the just eternal plan;
With God there can be nothing new
Ignore the false. embrace the true,
While all is Welt is we'll! is WE'LL"
Pealed out the good old Dutch church
bell.
eye purifying water, SWELL"
In mellow tones rang out bell.
Though faith alone in Christ can
save,
Man must be plunged beneath the
wave,
To show the world unfaltering faith
In what the sacred scripture saith.
Oh, swell, We rising waters, swell!
Pealed out the clear-toned Baptist bell.
'Not faith alone, but works as we'll,
Must test the soullp said a soft bell.
"Come here and cast aside your load
And work your way along the road.
With faith in God and faith in man,
And hope in Christ, where hope began.
Do we'll, do well, do well, do well!'
Rang out the Unitarian bell
Farewell, farewell, base world, fare
WE'LL"
In touching tones exclaimed a bell.
"Life is a boon to mortals given,
To fit the soul for bliss in Heaven;
Do not invoke the avenging rod,
Come here and learn the way to God!
Say to the world Farewell! Fare
well'!"
Pealed forth the Presbyterian bell.
ITO all, the truth we tell! we1tell!'
Shouted in ecstacies a bell.
"Come, all we weary wanderers, see!
Our Lord has made salvation free!
Repent, believe, have faith, and then
Be saved and praise the Lord, Amen!
Salvation's free, we tell we tell"
Shouted the Methodistic bell.
''In after life there is no hell"
In raptures rang cheerful bell.
"LOok up to Heaven this holy day
Where angels wait to lead the way.
There are no fires, no fiends to blight
The future life; be just and right.
No helli no hell! no hell no hell"
Rang out the Universalist bell.
1.-THE Pilgrim fathers needed well
NV cheerful voice., pealed forth bell.
"No letters here to clog the soul,
No arbitrary creeds control
The free heart and progressive mind
That leave the dusty path behind.
Speed we'll! speed well! speed WE'LL.
speed wellw
Pealed forth the Independent bell.
"No pope, no pope to down to hell
The Protestant, rang out bell.
"Great Luther left his frey zeal zeal
Within the hearts that truly feel
That loyalty to God will be
The fealty that makes men free.
No images where incense fell"
Rang out old Martin Luther's bell.
sAll hail, We saints in Heaven that
dwell
Close by the cross!" exclaimed a bell.
Lean DER the battlements of bliss
And deign to bless world like this.
Let mortals bend before the shrine,
Adore the water and the wine!
All hail we saints, the chorus swell! =
Chimed in the Roman Catholic bell.
aye workers who have toiled so well
To save the race!" said a sweet bell,
with pledge, and badge, and banner
come,
Each brave heart beating like drum,
Be loyal men of noble deeds,
For love is iolier than creeds.
Drink from the well, the well, the
WE'LL"
In rapture rang the Temperance bell.
George w. Bungay.
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If you keep yourself out OF all
wrongdoing and conduct your affairs
properly, you will find that you have
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