Empty Vessel Hymn

You heard the gears winding down Observed the sands running out Knew that your chance Would but once come round You gathered your power Your voice rang loud And you were drained dry An empty vessel Spent beneath the sky And you knew you would die That the work would burn you alive No hesitation, no batted eye You said: “To give is all there is in this life” So you were drained dry An empty vessel Spent beneath the sky No one remembers, nobody cried O empty vessel No thanks were required; You awaited no reply