The Bells of Easter

As we stand at the Church on Easter Day,

What do the bells in the steeple say?

Do they sing of hats and the praise of men,

Or do they call us back to the era when

A lonely Man on a cross was hung

Where days before “Hosannas” rung?

Do they tell of that band of a faithful few

Who grieved the death of the Lord they knew,

Then heard the angels “He is risen!”

“And opened for you the Gates of Heaven”?

As we stand at the Church on Easter Day,

What do the bells in the steeple say?

Do they tell that Easter is real and near

For all who open their hearts to hear

The promise of Christ’s “Come unto me”

And the place he prepares in the world to be?

Not a memory of years gone by

When they saw a Man on Golgotha die,

But a living, vital chance for birth

And Life Eternal beyond this earth!

As you stand at the Church in the April dew,

What do the bells of Easter say to you?