1. 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!
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Words by Oscar E. Maurer / Music by John P. Marshall

2. 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.
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