OPENING ADDRESS. 



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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. 



Ring in the valian man and free, 

 The larger heart, the kindlier hand ; 

 Ring out the darkness of the land, 



Ring in the Christ that is to be. 



