Are you Christ's light-bearer?
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Are you Christ's light-bearer?Of his joy a sharer?Is this dark world fairerFor your cheering ray?Is your beacon lighted,Guiding souls benightedTo the land of perfect day?
Chorus.
O brother! is your lamp trimmed and burning?Is the world made brighter by its cheering ray?Are you waiting, yearningFor your Lord's returning?Are you watching day by day?
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Is your heart warm, glowing,With his love o'erflowing,And his goodness showingMore and more each day?Are you pressing onwardWith his faithful vanguard,In the safe and narrow way?
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Keep your altars burning,Wait your Lord's returning,While your heart's deep yearningDraws him ever near;With his radiance splendidShall your light be blendedWhen his glory shall appear.