BEGIN at once! In the pleasant days, While we are all together, While we can join in prayer and praise, While we can meet for healthful plays, In the glow of summer weather. Begin at once, with heart and hand, And swell the ranks of our happy band. Begin at once! For we do not know What may befall to-morrow! Many a tempter, many a foe Lieth in wait where'er you go, With the snare that leads to sorrow. Begin at once! nor doubting stand, But swell the ranks of our happy band. Begin at once! There is much to do; Oh, do not wait for others! Join us to-day!—be brave and true; Join us to-day!—there's room for you, And a welcome from your brothers. Begin at once! for the work is grand That God has given to our happy band. Begin at once! In the strength of God, For that will never fail you! Under His banner, bright and broad, You shall be safe from fear and fraud, And from all that can assail you. Begin at once,—with resolute stand, And swell the ranks of our happy band. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FREE FANTASIA ON JAPANESE THEMES by AMY LOWELL TEARS by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING THE CELLO by RICHARD WATSON GILDER THE REVENGE OF HAMISH by SIDNEY LANIER SONNET: 148 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE |