Text: | Awake, my soul, and with the sun |
Author (attributed to): | Thomas Ken, 1637-1711 |
Tune: | MORNING HYMN |
Composer: | François Barthélémon, 1741-1808 |
1 Awake, my soul, and with the sun
Thy daily stage of duty run;
Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise
To pay thy morning sacrifice.
2 Redeem thy mis-spent time that's past,
Live this day as if 'twere thy last:
Improve thy talent with due care;
For the great day thyself prepare.
3 Let all thy converse be sincere,
Thy conscience as the noon-day clear;
Think how the all-seeing God thy ways
And all thy secret thoughts surveys.
4 Awake, awake, ye heavenly choir,
May your devotion me inspire,
That I like you my age may spend,
Like you may on my God attend.
5 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow,
Praise him, all creatures here below,
Praise him above, ye heavenly host,
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Awake, my soul, and with the sun |
Author (attributed to): | Thomas Ken, 1637-1711 |
Meter: | LM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1986 |
Topic: | Times and Seasons: Morning |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | MORNING HYMN |
Composer: | François Barthélémon, 1741-1808 |
Meter: | LM |
Key: | G Major |