Poems (Hoffman)/All Is Well
ALL IS WELL!
"All is well!" The watchman's cryBreaks the midnight's slumbrous spell,And the answering words reply:"Twelve o'clock and all is well!"Undisturbed the City sleeps,Unalarmed by clanging bell;Every gust of wind that sweepsEchoes sweetly, "All is well."
All is well, no dread alarmBreaks upon the midnight quiet,Warning of impending harm,Fire or theft or drunken riot;Oft the midnight hour has heardCries for help and danger's knell,But to-night the passing word,Says at midnight, "All is well."