Song Of The New Year Poem by James Whitcomb Riley
Song Of The New Year
I heard the bells at midnight
Ring in the dawning year;
And above the clanging chorus
Of the song, I seemed to hear
A choir of mystic voices
Flinging echoes, ringing clear,
From a band of angels winging
Through the haunted atmosphere:
'Ring out the shame and sorrow,
And the misery and sin,
That the dawning of the morrow
May in peace be ushered in.'
And I thought of all the trials
The departed years had cost,
And the blooming hopes and pleasures
That are withered now and lost;
And with joy I drank the music
Stealing o'er the feeling there
As the spirit song came pealing
On the silence everywhere:
'Ring out the shame and sorrow,
And the misery and sin,
That the dawning of the morrow
May in peace be ushered in.'
And I listened as a lover
To an utterance that flows
In syllables like dewdrops
From the red lips of a rose,
Till the anthem, fainter growing,
Climbing higher, chiming on
Up the rounds of happy rhyming,
Slowly vanished in the dawn:
'Ring out the shame and sorrow,
And the misery and sin,
That the dawning of the morrow
May in peace be ushered in.'
Then I raised my eyes to Heaven,
And with trembling lips I pled
For a blessing for the living
And a pardon for the dead;
And like a ghost of music
Slowly whispered--lowly sung--
Came the echo pure and holy
In the happy angel tongue:
'Ring out the shame and sorrow,
And the misery and sin,
And the dawn of every morrow
Will in peace be ushered in.'
A great poem from an underrated poet. The rhyme and resonance is spot on.
The poem represents the sentiments of a noble as well as a common man while welcoming a new year. Word by word the poem forms a beautiful string of pearls. I would love to recall the following: Ring out the shame and sorrow / And the misery and sin, ... And I listened as a love / To an utterance that flows / In syllables like dewdrops / From the red lips of a rose,
'Ring out the shame and sorrow, And the misery and sin, And the dawn of every morrow Will in peace be ushered in.' May peace reign throughout the year 2018 with goodness of heart.
Lovely poem. I hope every morrow is ushered in peace and joy for coming new year.
- - -Slowly whispered- lowly sung- Came the echo pure and holy In the happy angel tongue: - - - A lovely way to usher in the New Year.... Proclamations of a Wonderful year! ! ! ! ~~~~Beautifully written.
In this unique new year song there is everything inspiring with the display of the elements that pray for the blessing for the living and pardon for the dead.........very well scripted........thanks for sharing
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/25/2024 1:47:06 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Peace be ushered in. good.