Strength withers, of tomorrow dreaming; Brother Man, Awake! Brother man, awake! Strength withers, of tomorrow dreaming; Life’s ripened grain today is gleaming; Peer not ahead for duties new: Awake! Be true! Brother man, lay hold! This is no time for idle scorning; East is aflame with New Year’s morning; Short is the day, the workers few: Lay hold! Be true! 1-2 Words by Oscar E. Maurer / Music by John P. Marshall
Hear human needs for helpers calling, Brother Man, Awake! Brother man, give ear! Hear human needs for helpers calling, Voices insistent calling, calling; Hear, from the throng love speaks to you! God’s man, Be true! Amen. 2-2