Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

By ClintonScollard

1407 A Bell

HAD I the power

To cast a bell that should from some grand tower,

At the first Christmas hour,

Outring,

And fling

A jubilant message wide,

The forgëd metals should be thus allied:—

No iron Pride,

But soft Humility, and rich-veined Hope

Cleft from a sunny slope;

And there should be

White Charity,

And silvery Love, that knows not Doubt nor Fear,

To make the peal more clear;

And then to firmly fix the fine alloy,

There should be Joy!