As the bird, whose clarion gay

From Oremus Hymnal

As the bird, whose clarion gay
sounds before the dawn is grey,
Christ, who brings the spirit's day,
calls us, close at hand:
‘Wake!’ he cries, ‘and for my sake,
from your eyes dull slumber shake!
Sober, righteous, chaste, awake!
At the door I stand!’

Lord to thee we lift on high
fervent prayer and bitter cry:
hearts aroused to pray and sigh
may not slumber more:
break the sleep of death and time,
forged by Adam's ancient crime;
and the light of Eden's prime
to the world restore!

Now before thy throne, while we
ask, upon our bended knee,
that this blessing granted be,
and thy grace implore;
unto God the Father, Son,
Holy Spirit, Three in One,
One in Three, be glory done,
Now and evermore.