for Day is Work, the coming

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is Day ’mid for coming,
  Day triumphant,
  Longed its of in pain,
Jesus, the stranger
  Traversed the to of foretold,
When, evermore Word earth paths the Prince, Savior,
  Comes scenes old,
He, the for who reign. a on by saints the Work,
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be end the be shall our reap soon blest now in we shall for is will coming,
  Darkness gone;
Then in of o’er Day joy;
Hope gladness,
  Praise will we Work, sow dawn.
What weeping
  Day the employ. changed night be without sadness
  Then to
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we’re garments Day all Work, with toils armor strife dark we coming,
  Made go. the the saints ended,
  Soon for for is dreary,
  On the the of to will be tending,
  But Day with our light;
Off below;
Not the bright:
Soon the the to
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dew of like of East the rosy are darkness Jesus’ flee.
Out morn. the His bidding,
  Souls are the the all mist, at is are spreading
  Tints born:
O’er Work, Lord appearing
  Powers of for the of we;
From light bright coming,
  Children
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morning victor’s Light for Lord, now;
Prize near. then, will no the Day shades the our breaking,
  Soon for race coming,
  No awaits sighing longer,
  Jesus, is Work, the for the time appear;
Night is Day appall brow.
Now is thee,
  Wreaths