And the joy of the Morning is comprehended ;
He is surrounded with woe ;
Such is the plight of the dreamer,
And he hears and follows;
And the source, continuance, and end of evil are
And the disciple knows his Master, and the Master
hidden from him.
His disciple.
Awake ! therefore, ye that sleep !
The Chosen Few have not been deaf to the
Awake from the sleep of lust !
command, "Follow Me",
Awake from the slumber of hatred !
And they have followed with sure and certain steps.
Come out of the painful dreams of avarice, self-
They have gazed upon the face of the Serene One ;
indulgence, vanity and pride !
They have sat at the feet of the Perfect One;
Shake off the nightmare of doubt!
They have accepted the instruction of the Holy
Be drugged no more by groundless faith,
One,
By error, and the clinging unto death !
And peace abides with them.
End ye the sleep of self, and awake in the Reality They walk amongst men, and are not discerned ; of Truth !
They have relinquished all strife in their inmost
For the end of self is the beginning of Truth.
hearts,
Behold, the glorious Truth !
Hating none, condemning none ;
Awake ! awake ! awake ! ye are sleeping I ye
They have entered the Gate of Forgiveness;
are dreaming ! Awake! Sons of the Morning, and
Goodwill is the breath of their nostrils,
fill the
And boundless charity is the master of their
world with music.
thoughts. They have ceased from vain longings ;
Come ye, and dwell in the Light;
They have chased away all fluctuating desires;
Come ye, and tread the Path of Perfection ;
They have passed through the Gate of Sacrifice,
Come ye, and be exalted with the exaltation of
They have clothed themselves with the Garment of
Holiness,
Humility,
So shall ye. know the supreme Love and Peace.
They tread the Path of Good, and their gait is
steadfast.
The Second Prophecy, called the Messiah Fear and doubt they have dispersed ;
They walk upon the turbulent waters of sorrow,
CONSIDER the signs of the times:
And they sink not, and are comforted.
War is rampant, strife is raging,
They are no longer confounded by false philosophy
And the fires of passion are devastating the earth ; ;
Nation is opposed to nation, creed to creed and
They have passed through the Sea and the Desert,
system to system :
And have entered the Promised Land.
Science has discovered its own weakness,
And these are they who have been born again for
Philosophy has confounded philosophy,
the salvation of the world ;
And a confusion of mental tongues has become
In the time of darkness, they have accepted the
universal.
Light;
Yet in the height of all this confusion,
In the time of evil, they have chosen the Good;
In the midst of the fierce clash of prejudice and
In the day of self-seeking, they have silenced the
passion,
many voices of self,
One has descended whose name is Love,
And have followed the One Voice whose music
Whose mission is Peace,
harmonises all.
And whose end is Unity.
Therefore, they rejoice;
