HARK! A HERALD’S VOICE IS SOUNDING

Hark! A herald’s voice is sounding;\n“Christ is nigh!” it seems to say;\n“Cast away the dreams of darkness,\nO ye children of the day!”\n2. Startled at the solemn warning,\nLet the earth-bound soul arise;\nChrist her sun, all sloth dispelling,\nShines upon the morning skies.\n3. Lo! The lamb so long expected,\nComes with pardon down from heaven;\nLet us haste, with tears of sorrow,\nOne and all to be forgiven.\n4. So when next he comes with glory,\nShrouding all the earth in fear,\nMay he then as our defender\nOn the clouds of heaven appear.\n5. Honour, glory, virtue, merit,\nTo the Father and the Son,\nWith the co-eternal Spirit\nWhile eternal ages run.