
Author: Newburgh Hamilton; John Milton Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: Awake the trumpet’s lofty sound Lyrics: 1 Awake the trumpet’s lofty sound,
To spread your sacred pleasure round;
Awake each voice, and strike each string,
And to the solemn organ sing.
2 Let all, whom life and breath inspire,
Attend, and join the blissful choir;
But chiefly ye, who know His Word,
Adore, and love, and praise the Lord. Used With Tune: LOWELL Text Sources: Hamilton wrote these words, adapted from John Milton’s "Samson Agonistes," as the libretto for George Handel’s oratorio Samson.
Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound