Lord Alfred Tennyson ( 10 of 98 )
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow.
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow.
When I was a shepherd on the plains of Assyria.
When I was a shepherd on the plains of Assyria.
A smile abroad is often a scowl at home.
A smile abroad is often a scowl at home.
And the stately ships go on
To their haven under the hill.
And the stately ships go on
To their haven under the hill.
There lies more faith in honest doubt, believe me, than in half the
creeds.
There lies more faith in honest doubt, believe me, than in half the
creeds.
Not once or twice in our rough island story,
The path of duty was the way to glory.
Not once or twice in our rough island story,
The path of duty was the way to glory.
For I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother, I'm to be Queen o' the
May.
For I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother, I'm to be Queen o' the
May.
The great world's altar stairs
That slope through darkness up to God.
The great world's altar stairs
That slope through darkness up to God.
My strength is as the strength of ten, because my heart is pure.
My strength is as the strength of ten, because my heart is pure.
And wheresoe'er thou move, good luck
Shall fling her old shoe after.
And wheresoe'er thou move, good luck
Shall fling her old shoe after.
