IV. MISCELLANEOUS THE MISSION BELLS OF MONTEREY |
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IV. MISCELLANEOUSTHE MISSION BELLS OF MONTEREY
O bells that rang, O bells that sang
Above the martyrs` wilderness,
Till from that reddened coast-line sprang
The Gospel seed to cheer and bless,
What are your garnered sheaves to-day?
O Mission bells! Eleison bells!
O Mission bells of Monterey! O bells that crash, O bells that clash
Above the chimney-crowded plain,
On wall and tower your voices dash,
But never with the old refrain;
In mart and temple gone astray!
Ye dangle bells! Ye jangle bells!
Ye wrangle bells of Monterey! O bells that die, so far, so nigh,
Come back once more across the sea;
Not with the zealot`s furious cry,
Not with the creed`s austerity;
Come with His love alone to stay,
O Mission bells! Eleison bells!
O Mission bells of Monterey!
NOTE. This poem was set to music by Monsieur Charles Gounod.
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