The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#584

584. Gracious Redeemer, shake

1 Gracious Redeemer, shake
This slumber from my soul!
Say to me now, "Awake, awake!
And Christ shall make thee whole!"

2 Touch with thy mighty hand;
Alarm me in this hour;
And make me fully understand
My danger and thy power.

3 Give me on thee to call,
Always to watch and pray,
Lest I into temptation fall,
And cast my shield away.

4 For each assault prepared
And ready may I be;
Forever standing on my guard,
And looking up to thee.

5 O do thou always warn
My soul of evil near;
When to the right or left I turn,
Thy voice still let me hear:

6 "Come back! this is the way;
Come back and walk therein;"
O may I hearken and obey,
And shun the paths of sin.

Text Information

• First Line: Gracious Redeemer, shake
• Author: Charles Wesley
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Unfaithfulness Lamented
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: MORNINGTON
• Composer: G. C. W. Mornington
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: E Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #810, 558, or 762.