this is our purpose

a vision leads us onward to the gate
this is the crowning moment of the day
we are the makers both of time and fate

to slay the past and clear the filthy slate
has been our task has given us our sway
a vision leads us onward to the gate

and what we see there will not let us wait
but draws us into speech and what we say
we are the makers both of time and fate

you might expect that someone would berate
our tardy action curse our mortal clay
a vision leads us onward to the gate

where we can rest and set down all our freight
knowing that now we cannot go astray
we are the makers both of time and fate

this is the moment this is the true date
of our achievement of the human way
a vision leads us onward to the gate
we are the makers both of time and fate