"Ring out the false, ring in the true” Alfred Lord Tennyson
I wish I could say I planned out this post months in advance for the New Year celebration, but I just found it today. It reminded me of the old saying, “ring in the new year.” And seemed a great way to with the EVRD Community a Happy New Year!
This quote comes the poem, Ring Out, Wild Bells:
Ring out wild bells to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light:
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.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.Ring out the grief that saps the mind,
For those that here we see no more;
Ring out the feud of rich and poor,
Ring in redress to all mankind.Ring out a slowly dying cause,
And ancient forms of party strife;
Ring in the nobler modes of life,
With sweeter manners, purer laws.Ring out the want, the care, the sin,
The faithless coldness of the times;
Ring out, ring out my mournful rhymes,
But ring the fuller minstrel in.Ring out false pride in place and blood,
The civic slander and the spite;
Ring in the love of truth and right,
Ring in the common love of good.Ring out old shapes of foul disease,
Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;
Ring out the thousand wars of old,
Ring in the thousand years of peace.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.By Alfred Tennyson
You can find more history about the poem and Alfred Tennyson on Wikipedia. Or find some more quotes by Alfred Tennyson on Brainy Quotes.
A small side note… I did the graphics for this quote differently than in the past. That is my actual handwriting in the image. I will be experimenting more with this style in future posts.
Section: Quotey
Tags: Alfred Lord Tennyson