BE IN TIME.
BE in time for every call;
If you can, be first of all:
Be in time.
If your teachers only find
You are never once behind,
But are, like the dial, true,
They will always trust to you:
Be in time.
Never linger ere you start;
Set out with a willing heart:
Be in time.
In the morning, up and on,
First to work, and soonest done;
This is how the goal's attained;
This is how the prize is gained:
Be in time.
Those who aim at something great,
Never yet were found too late:
Be in time.
Life with all is but a school;
We must work by plan and rule,
With some noble end in view,
Ever steady, earnest, true:
Be in time.
Listen, then, to wisdom's call,
Knowledge now is free to all:
Be in time.
Youth must daily toil and strive.
Treasure for the future hive;
For the work they have to do,
Keep this motto still in view,
Be in time.