In strong command, the Master tells us all
to "watch and pray" to see when Christ might come.
What do we watch, how do we hear the call
that wakes, and makes the voice of darkness dumb?
What speaks to us in constant, random voice,
this lulling message of the earthly view?
It is a monologue of mortal choice
that boasts and says, "I am the only you."
We will not heed this self-appointed fraud
if we stand guard with faithful watchfulness.
In the arena of our thought, our God
refines the native ores of consciousness.
Obey the strong command. Arise, sleep not—
refute in every hour the mortal thought.
