Now begin the hea­ven­ly race—
The Sav­ior calls to­day;
Let us ear­ly seek His face,
And ear­ly learn to pray.

Refrain

Hand in hand we’ll jour­ney on,
Reaching for­ward to the prize,
Hoping, trust­ing in the Lord,
Where all our vi­gor lies.

He who left His Fa­ther’s throne,
To suf­fer, bleed and die,
He who made our grief His own,
Will ev­ery want sup­ply.

Refrain

They who on His name be­lieve,
And pa­tient­ly en­dure,
Life eter­nal shall re­ceive,
And find His mer­cy sure.

Refrain

Now be­gin the hea­ven­ly race,
No more, no more de­lay;
To the heal­ing fount of grace,
Rejoicing, haste away.

Refrain