The World’s Astir!

The world’s astir! The clouds of storm

Have melt­ed in­to light

Whose streams

aglow from fount­ains warm

Have driv­en back the night

Now bright­ens dawn to­ward gold­en day;

The earth is full of song

Far stretch the shin­ing paths away

Spring for­ward! Hearts

be strong!

Where lies our path? We seek to know

To mea­sure life

to find

The hid­den springs of truth whence flow

The joys of heart and mind.

We dream of days be­yond these walls

The lure of gold we feel

Life beck­ons us and learn­ing calls

Loud sounds the world’s ap­peal.

But Thou

O Christ

art mas­ter here!

Redeemed by Thee we stand;

We chal­lenge life with­out a fear;

We wait for Thy com­mand;

For Thy com­mand is vic­to­ry

And glo­ry crowns the task;

We fol­low Thee and on­ly Thee

Thy will alone we ask.

Give us the wis­dom from ab­ove;

We pledge our loy­al­ty;

Change flash of hope to flame of love

And doubt to cer­tain­ty.

In Thy great will

O Mas­ter Mind

In Thee

O Mas­ter Heart

Our guer­don and our guide we find:

Our Lord

our king

Thou art.