The Cyber Hymnal ‎#162

162. Awake, My Zeal; Awake, My Love

1. Awake, my zeal; awake, my love,
To serve my Savior here below,
In works which perfect saints above
And holy angels cannot do.

2. Awake, my charity, to feed
The hungry soul, and clothe the poor;
In Heav’n are found no sons of need,
There all these duties are no more.

3. Subdue thy passions, O my soul!
Maintain the fight, thy work pursue,
Daily thy rising sins control,
And be thy victories ever new.

4. The land of triumph lies on high,
There are no foes t’encounter there;
Lord, I would conquer till I die,
And finish all the glorious war.

5. Let every flying hour confess
I gain Thy Gospel fresh renown;
And when my life and labors cease,
May I possess the promised crown!

Text Information

• First Line: Awake, my zeal; awake, my love
• Title: Awake, My Zeal; Awake, My Love
• Author: Isaac Watts (1707)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Sacred Songs, Book I, 1707, number 46
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: BROOKFIELD
• Composer: Thomas Bishop Southgate (1855)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 53332 67121 14321
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain