Ring Out The Old, Ring In The New
The following poem (abridged version) was written in 1850 by Alred Lord Tennyson. It was about ringing out the negatives he saw in the world, and ringing in more positive things. This poem is still relevant.
Ring Out, Wild Bells
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light;
The year dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow;
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Ring out the grief that saps the mind,
For those that here we see no more,
Ring out the feud of rich and poor,
Ring in redress to all mankind.
Ring out a slowly dying cause,
And ancient forms of party strife;
Ring in the nobler modes of life,
With sweeter manner, purer laws.
Ring out old shapes of foul disease,
Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;
Ring out the thousand wars of old,
Ring in the thousand years of peace.
May the new year ring in whatever you deem good; may we all feel love for one another, find peace within, and reap abundant joy! Happy New Year 2026.