"Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee" (Is. 60:1).

Arise ! for many all around,
Under " the power of darkness" bound,
Sigh for the light that thou hast found:
Arise and shine!

Thou knowest not how near-how far-
The limits of thine influence are;
Then, like a heavenward guiding star,
Arise and shine!

Some that have wandered far astray
May find the "new and living way,"
Led by thy life's inviting ray-
Arise and shine!

" Thy light is come! " why hesitate ?
The Spirit's power will penetrate
The gloom on every hand so great:
Arise and shine!

No quickening light canst thou afford
Save by " the entrance of His Word;
"Then, in "the glory of the Lord,"
Arise and shine!

Dost thou possess no talents bright ?
Think of the noiseless power of light;
And if but silence be thy might,
Arise and shine!

While death, with deepening shadows rife,
Enshrouds this world of sin and strife,
Let us who have the light of life
Arise and shine,

And pour the beams of grace with all
Their healing warmth on those who fall,
Till they, constrained by love's sweet call,
Arise and shine!

Lord, let our lives reflections be
Of this "commended love," so free,
And thus, as witnesses for Thee,
Arise and shine;

For as we gaze "with open face"
Upon the glory of Thy grace,
We would, on our benighted race,
Arise and shine!

And since we'll own Thee without fear
When Thou in glory dost appear,
May we in Thy rejection here
Arise and shine!

Though men Thy light and love deride,
Oh, let us not their glories hide,
But, laying every weight aside,
Arise and shine!

J. M. G.