Let humble bells ring out tolling skyward,
And match the cadence of mine drumming heart
For restless sorrows imprisoned inward
Flee as crackling embered flame doth depart
The old year passes as day turns to night
Where glimm’ring truth hath lost its noble face
And dreams denied t’will ne’er such stars ignite
Bearing witness and shadowed path erase.
Annals brimming with discord gnawing through
As sirens grasp doth fade and sever hate
For new day’s dawning with love bright and true
Lifts the grieved heart and dreadful pain abate
That soul’s contentment thrills uplifting fate
And hand in mine twill open passion’s gate.