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Poem
October 3, 1873
Perrysburg Journal
Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio
What is this article about?
A motivational poem addressed to a friend, urging active participation in advancing truth and righteousness worldwide, with assurance that such efforts will contribute to a better day in God's time.
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The World's Need of You.
The world is moving slowly on,
In weariness and anxious pain,
To reach the time so long foretold,
When truth o'er all the earth shall reign.
She calls on you, my noble friend,
Who feel a thrill of honest pride
For every triumph that is hers
To lend a hand to breast the tide.
Why should we wait, and wish, and sigh
For all that's high, and pure and right,
When man's great pressing need 'tis plain
Demands of us our fullest might?
Oh, brother hold not longer back,
Stay not thy strong and helping hand,
Let want no longer wait for thee—
Go join the world's great working band.
If this in earnest thou wilt do,
Thy heart will sweetly say—
And even men shall speak it, too—
"He helped to bring the better day."
In God's good time that day will come,
Though we may not foretell its hour,
But working, each one in his place,
Will bring its glory on the earth.
The world is moving slowly on,
In weariness and anxious pain,
To reach the time so long foretold,
When truth o'er all the earth shall reign.
She calls on you, my noble friend,
Who feel a thrill of honest pride
For every triumph that is hers
To lend a hand to breast the tide.
Why should we wait, and wish, and sigh
For all that's high, and pure and right,
When man's great pressing need 'tis plain
Demands of us our fullest might?
Oh, brother hold not longer back,
Stay not thy strong and helping hand,
Let want no longer wait for thee—
Go join the world's great working band.
If this in earnest thou wilt do,
Thy heart will sweetly say—
And even men shall speak it, too—
"He helped to bring the better day."
In God's good time that day will come,
Though we may not foretell its hour,
But working, each one in his place,
Will bring its glory on the earth.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Worlds Need
Truth Reign
Moral Action
Better Day
Gods Time
Poem Details
Title
The World's Need Of You.
Key Lines
She Calls On You, My Noble Friend,
Go Join The World's Great Working Band.
"He Helped To Bring The Better Day."
In God's Good Time That Day Will Come,