Look for the way-marks as you jour­ney on,
Look for the way-marks pass­ing one by one;
Down through the ag­es, past the king­doms four—
Where are we stand­ing? Look the way-marks o’er.

Refrain

Look for the way-marks,
The great pro­phet­ic way-marks,
Down through the ag­es,
Past the king­doms four.
Look for the way-marks,
The great pro­phet­ic way-marks;
The jour­ney’s al­most o’er.

First, the As­sy­ri­an king­dom ruled the world,
Then Me­do-Per­sia’s ban­ners were un­furled;
And af­ter Greece held uni­vers­al sway,
Rome seized the scep­ter—where are we to­day?

Refrain

Down in the feet of ir­on and of clay,
Weak and di­vid­ed, soon to pass away;
What will the next great, glo­ri­ous dra­ma be?
Christ and His com­ing, and eter­ni­ty.

Refrain