up and away

up, and away, while the blush of the morning
tips every leaf with its pure, bright ray;
up, while the springtime the earth is adorning,
come, while the savior is calling today.

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give to the savior each grateful emotion;
give him, with gladness, our earnest devotion;
then will his love, rolling on like the ocean,
fill every heart with its fullness today.

up, and away, on the journey before us;
follow the savior in youth’s bright spring;
now while the cloud of his mercy is o’er us,
haste, let us go, and rejoice while we sing.

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up, and away, for the moments are fleeting;
up, and away, like the tried and true;
up, and away, to each other repeating,
“god has a work for the children to do.”

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up, and away, to the fair land of glory;
there may we rest, when our journey’s past;
rest with the faithful, proclaiming the story,
“through our redeemer we’re safe, safe at last.”

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