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VERSE 1
Hark! A herald voice is sounding,
"Christ is nigh!" It seems to say,
"Cast away the dreams of darkness,
O ye children of the day!"
VERSE 2
Startled at the solemn warning,
Let the earthbound soul arise,
Christ her sun, all sloth dispelling,
Shines upon the morning skies.
VERSE 3
Lo! The Lamb so long expected,
Come with pardon down from heaven,
Let us haste, with tears of sorrow,
One and all to be forgiven.
VERSE 4
So when next he comes with glory,
Shrouding all the earth in fear,
May he then as our defender,
On the clouds of heaven appear.
VERSE 5
Honour, glory, virtue, merit,
To the Father and the Son,
With the coeternal Spirit,
While eternal ages run.
