Just as The Dawn's Awake!, a poem by early twentieth-century poet Otto Bohanan, uses personification and vivid imagery to describe the beauty of the sunrise, Laura Farnell's music conveys the hope of looking forward to a brighter future. Developing men's choirs will realize their full potential when they sing this serious work, which is a refreshing change of pace from the abundance of lighter fare in the repertoire. "The dawn of a thousand dreams and thrills, and music sings and rings in the hills."