Excerpt from Hymns of the Early Church: Translated From Greek and Latin Sources, Together With Translations From a Later Period, Centos and Suggestions From the Greek, And Several Original PiecesHymns of the Early ChurchMorningWake, awake to duty!See, the morning lightFalls with radiant beautyFrom the arms of night.Claim the hours before theeFor the tasks of life, Thousand calls implore theeFrom the din of strife.Listless minds are dreaming, Idle hands are still, Evil hearts are schemingPurposes of ill.See the hands that beckon, Hear the call of right, Thou with God must reckon:Up, and toil and fight!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.