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First Line: Thank god for vision of the brighter day
Last Line: Press on and claim its high supremacies!
Alternate Author Name(s): Oxenham, John
Subject(s): Patriotism; Religion; Theology


Thank God for Vision of the brighter day,
That dawns at last beyond this rough red way!
New life is there for those who dare, --
A life that all these sufferings shall repay; --

A life set free from all the grosser things
That warped our souls and bound the Spirit's wings, --
An entrance fair to larger air,
And certitude of nobler prosperings.

Only have vision and bold enterprise!
No task too great for men of unsealed eyes;
The Future stands with outstretched hands,
Press on and claim its high supremacies!





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