CHRISTIAN, arouse thee,
From lethargy wake;
Christian, arouse thee,
Lest sleep overtake.
Samson, by toying,
Was shorn of his strength,
Set for destroying,
He yielded at length.
Fear not the lions
That lie in the street;
Bid them defiance,
And prove their defeat,
Loud though their roaring,
They’re bound with a chain;
Heaven imploring,
But smite, and they’re slain.
Short though thy stature,
And fearful within,
Yield not to nature,
But conquer its sin.
David, the youngest,
His God full in view,
Prov’d himself strongest;
Goliath he slew.