The Bell of the Angels.
There has come to my mind a legend, a thing I had half forgot, And whether I read it, or dream it, ah, well, it matters not, It is said that in heaven, at twilight, a great bell softly swinge, „ And man may listen aod hearken to the wondrous music that rings, If he put from his heart’s inner chamber all the passion, pain and strife, Heartache and weary longing that throb in the pulses of life— If he thrust from his soul all hatred, all thoughts of wicked things, He oan hear in the holy twiilght how the boll of the angels riDgs. ' And I think there lies in this legend, if we open oar eyes to see. Somewhat of an inner meaning, my friends, to you and me. Let ns look in our hearts and question, can pure thoughts enter in. To a soul if it be already the dwelling of thoughts of sin ?
So then let us ponder a little—lot us look into our hearts and see If the twilight bell of the angels could ring for us—you and me-
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 932, 10 January 1890, Page 4
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188The Bell of the Angels. New Zealand Mail, Issue 932, 10 January 1890, Page 4
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