Ring out the stains of sin and ring the glory in…

Struggling to find words to articulate how much the Easter message means to me personally, I stumbled upon this poem by Fanny Isabelle Sherrick, written at least one hundred years ago.  I hope these words extracted from her poem “Easter” bless you as much as they do me.  

Ring out, ye bells, sweet Easter bells,

  And ring the glory in;

Ring out the sorrow, born of earth—

  Ring out the stains of sin.

O banners wide, that sweep the sky,

  Unfurl ye to the sun;

And gently wave about the graves

  Of those whose lives are done.

Let peace be in the hearts that mourn—

  Let “Rest” be in the grave;

The Hand that swept these lives away

  Hath power alone to save.

Ring out, ye bells, sweet Easter bells,

  And ring the glory in;

Ring out the sorrow, born of earth—

  Ring out the stains of sin.

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