Answer:
Halo of water, tongue of wood. Skin of stone, long I've stood. My fingers short reach to the sky. Inside my heart men live and die.
When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?
What gets wet while drying?
Face with a tree, skin like the sea. A great beast I am. Yet vermin frightens me.
My first is in window but not in pane. My second's in road but not in lane. My third is in oval but not in round. My fourth is in hearing but not in sound. My whole is known as a sign of peace. And from noah's ark won quick release.
I am rarely touched but often held. If you are smart you'll use me well. What am I?