Alfred, Lord Tennyson · In Memoriam A. H. H.

“The time draws near the birth of Christ:”

The time draws near the birth of Christ:The moon is hid; the night is still;The Christmas bells from hill to hillAnswer each other in the mist.Four voices of four hamlets round,From far and near, on mead and moor,Swell out and fail, as if a doorWere shut between me and the sound:Each voice four changes on the wind,That now dilate, and now decrease,Peace and goodwill, goodwill and peace,Peace and goodwill, to all mankind.

Alfred, Lord TennysonIn Memoriam A. H. H., 1850 · XXVIII (Christmas bells)
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Author: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Work: In Memoriam A. H. H.
Year: 1850
Chapter / part: XXVIII (Christmas bells)
Length: 83 words
Source: Project Gutenberg eBook #70950

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