1915
Chimes, Op. 54, no. 2
Composed by 
Margaret Ruthven Lang
Margaret Ruthven Lang Text by 
Alice Meynell
Alice Meynell "Chimes," Op. 54, no. 2 sets the text of English poet Alice Meynell. The song was composed by Margaret Ruthven Lang.
Text
Chimes
by Alice Meynell
Brief, on a flying night,
From the shaken tower
A flock of bells take flight,
And go with the hour.
Like birds from the cote to the gales,
Abrupt—O hark!
A fleet of bells set sails,
And go to the dark.
Sudden the cold airs swing.
Alone, aloud,
A verse of bells takes wing
And flies with the cloud.
Audio
Chimes, Op. 54, no. 2
Donald George (tenor) & Lucy Mauro (piano)2:17