Religious poem · 1868

The Passing Bell

by John S. B. Monsell

A meditation in five parts on the old custom of tolling the church bell for a dying soul, each part turning its warning on a different temptation: the man of business, the domestic man, the young and giddy, the sinful, and the pastor.

Contents · 5 parts

• Part Iabout 120 lines
• Part IIabout 340 lines
• Part IIIabout 380 lines
• Part IVabout 460 lines
• Part Vabout 560 lines

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