Let in the Light!

Let in the light!
The sky is bright,
The air is flowing free;
The mountains glow,—
The vale, below,
Is holding jubilee.

Let in the light!
Sad oversight
To miss so sweet a morn;—
The vision flies;
Awake! arise!
Each dawn is life reborn.

Let in the light!
O, read aright
The day’s Apocalypse;
Its hours enfold
The age of gold,
And all thy dreams eclipse.

Let in the light!
'Twill soon be night;—
Prize every moment given;
With all thy might
Serve thou the right,
And leave the rest to Heaven.