A Bell
Reading edition
Had I the power To cast a bell that should from some grand tower, At the first Christmas hour, Out-ring, And fling A jubilant message wide, The forgèd metals should be thus allied;— No iron Pride, But soft Humility and rich-veined Hope Cleft from a sunny slope, And there should be White Charity, And silvery Love, that knows nor Doubt nor Fear, To make the peal more clear; And then, to firmly fix the fine alloy, There should be Joy!