I Can Hear the Bells

I can hear the bells From across the town Just to hear them ring Can make my heart swell The sound comes to me On the warm desert air A sound unmistakable A joyful melody I can hear the bells Oh to be right there Near the church when they play To watch the people stop As if the sound were so rare It seeps inside of you You can feel each tone In a special caress One that you never knew I can hear the bells For the newlyweds The bells peal the wedding song To announce to one and all That they have made a pledge But when a soul has passed The bells seem to weep They sing out their grief With their ambiance I can hear the bells There are two special times When the bells outdo themselves One to ring in His birth One to herald that He rose There will come a day When the bells will cry for me A sad and lonely song they’ll send Over the town and valley Will you hear the bells