The Moon Shines Bright by L. Edna Walter
A New Year carol urging people to awake and pray as dawn nears, recalling Christ's death for sinners' sake, and calling all to repent, raise children well, and remember death awaits every soul in the grave.
By L. Edna Walter · Genre: Religious Poetry, Christian Hymns, Carols · 288 words
First lines
[Music: SURREY AND SUSSEX NEW YEAR CAROL.]
1. Oh, the moon shines bright, and the stars give a light; / In a little time it will be day, / The Lord our God He calls upon us all, / And He bids us awake and pray.
2. Awake, awake, good people all! / Awake, and you shall hear: / Our blessèd Saviour died upon the Cross, / For Christ loved us so dear.
3. So dear, so dear Christ loved us all, / He for our sins was slain; / Leave off, O men, your wicked, wicked ways, / And turn to the Lord again.
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Genres
- Religious Poetry — The work is structured as a hymn with six stanzas containing explicit theological content centered on Christian faith, Christ's sacrifice, spiritual awakening, and the call to prayer and devotion.
- Christian Hymns — Identified as the 'Surrey and Sussex New Year Carol,' a traditional Christian hymn intended for congregational singing with didactic religious instruction and spiritual exhortation.
- Carols — Explicitly identified as a carol with traditional song structure designed to be performed during seasonal celebrations, featuring singable verse form and rhythmic consistency.
- Didactic Poetry — The work teaches moral and religious lessons throughout, explicitly instructing readers to repent, pray, teach children virtue, and adopt Christian ethical behavior.
Tags
carol · hymn · New Year · Christian · redemption · repentance · mortality · prayer · spiritual awakening · moral exhortation · salvation · transience
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: L. Edna Walter
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Religious Poetry, Christian Hymns, Carols, Didactic Poetry, Devotional Literature
- Length: 288 words
- Structure: 1 section, 7 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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