Lo! Now the Time Accepted Peals

Lo! now the time ac­cept­ed peals

Its tid­ings of re­lease;

A time that with sal­va­tion heals

And to re­pent­ant tears re­veals

The mer­cy seat of peace.

Then let us wise­ly now re­strain

Our food

our drink

our sleep;

From idle word and jest re­frain

And stead­fast­ly be­gin again

A strict­er watch to keep.

Now Heav’n-taught love will haste to rise

And seek the cheer­less bed

Where cold and wan the suf­fer­er lies

And Christ Him­self to heed­ful eyes

Is hun­ger­ing for bread.

’Tis now that zeal­ous char­ity

Her goods more large­ly spends

Lays up her trea­sure in the sky

And free­ly yields

ere death draw nigh

To God the wealth He lends.

Then con­se­crate us

Lord

anew

And fire our hearts with love;

That all we think

and all we do

Within

with­out

be pure and true

Rekindled from ab­ove.

Now full­er praise and glo­ry be

To Thee

the First and Last

And make us

bless­èd Tri­ni­ty

More faith­ful sol­diers

wor­thi­er Thee

Through this our chast­en­ing fast.