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 Pieces

Hymns of the Early Church

Morning

Wake, awake to duty!
See, the morning light
Falls with radiant beauty
From the arms of night.
Claim the hours before thee
For the tasks of life,
Thousand calls implore thee
From the din of strife.

Listless minds are dreaming,
Idle hands are still,
Evil hearts are scheming
Purposes of ill.
See the hands that beckon,
Hear the call of right,
Thou with God must reckon:
Up, and toil and fight!

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