The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#438

438. Awake, my heart, arise, my tongue

1 Awake, my heart, arise, my tongue,
Prepare a tuneful voice;
In God, the life of all my joys,
Aloud will I rejoice.

2 'Tis he adorned my naked soul,
And made salvation mine;
Upon a poor, polluted worm
He makes his graces shine.

3 And lest the shadow of a spot
Should on my soul be found,
He took the robe the Saviour wrought,
And cast it all around.

4 How far that heavenly robe excels
What earthly princes wear!
These ornaments, how bright they shine!
How white the garments are!

5 The Spirit wrought my faith and love
And hope, and every grace;
But Jesus spent his life to work
The robe of righteousness.

Text Information

• First Line: Awake, my heart, arise, my tongue
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Sinner: Repentance and Acceptance

Tune Information

• Name: ARLINGTON
• Composer: Thomas A. Arne
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #354, 794, or 369.