• Author: Lockman, Mabel
• Editor: B-7413
• Newspaper: The Umpire volume 5
• Page Number:
• Date: 12 27 1916
• Tags:
• poetry

RING IN THE TRUE By Mabel Lockman

“Ring out the old, ring in the new!” Thus England’s laureate, years agone, Did prophesy a golden dawn, The coming triumph of the true.

The doom of dogma, error fraught, The end of fear’s old-world demain, To usher in the glorious reign Of peace so long, so vainly sought.

“Ring out the false, ring in the true!” Pass! false conception of a God With wrathful heart and vengeful rod! Too long this old distorted view

Has robbed man of his birthright trust, Implanted fear and doubt—not love For Him, in whom we live and move, Has kept him grovelling in the dust.

“Ring out a slowly dying cause,’’ Let strife give way to brotherhood And rivalry to common good, And greed and crime, to purer laws.

“Ring in the Christ that is to be!” Oh! even now in every heart Is born the Christ, man’s nobler part, Imparting truth that makes him free.