Awake ! awake ! the Master now is calling us ; Arise ! arise ! and, trusting in His word, Go forth, go forth ! proclaim the year of jubilee, And take the Work, the blessed Word, of Christ our Lord.
On, . on, swell the cho - rus ! . On, . on, the Morning Star is shining o'er us ! On, . on, while before . us Our mighty, mighty Saviour leads the way ! . . . Glory, glory, hear the everlasting throng Shout hosanna ! while we boldly march along ! Faithful soldiers here below, Only Jesus will we know, Shouting halleluiahs as we onward go
2. A cry for light from dying ones in heathen lands ; It comes, it comes, across the ocean's foam ; Then haste, oh, haste, to spread the words of truth abroad, Forgetting not the starving poor at home, dear home.
3. O Church of God, extend thy kind, maternal arms [dark and cold ! To save the lost on mountains Reach out thy hand with loving smile to rescue them, And bring them to the shelter of the Saviour's fold.
4. Look up ! look up ! the promised day is drawing near, When all shall hail, shall hail the Saviour King, When peace and joy shall fold their wings in every clime, And glorious hallelujahs o'er the earth shall ring.