O WAKING earth, thy story tell!
O bear to men thy song of joy!
Let thy full life be death's sure knell;
Spread trust and peace without alloy.
To all who sit within the gloom,
To all who linger by the tomb,
Shed thou upon them Life's full bloom;
Shout immortality.
O singing bird, thy message bear!
O sing to all thy story sweet!
Let thy glad flights from regions fair,
Be harbingers of Love's swift feet
To all who silent, suffer wrong;
To all who know no Easter dawn;
Sing thou to them of endless morn;
Chant immortality.
O shining stars, shed glory bright!
O send to earth a fulier praise!
Let thy infinitude of light
Be as the notes the seraphs raise,
To hearts that bend beneath life's cross,
To hopes that suffer daily loss,
Shed thy pure rays, that know no dross,
Chant immortality.
