Awake! Thou that Sleepest

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Awake, awake, behold the orient light

Author: Elsie Duncan Yale
Tune: [Awake! awake! Behold the orient light!]
Published in 3 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 Awake! Awake!
Behold the orient light!
Awake! Awake!
The eastern sky is bright!
Awake! Awake!
For ended is the night!
The Crucified is glorified,
He lives again!

Refrain:
Awake! Thou that sleepest, arise from the dead,
Awake! Thou that sleepest and Christ shall give thee light;
For now is Christ risen,
For now is Christ risen,
For now is Christ risen, from the dead;
Awake! Awake!
Awake! Awake!

2 Awake! Awake!
‘Tis Resurrection Day!
Awake! Awake!
The stone is rolled away;
Awake! Awake!
Thy King shall reign for aye;
The strife is done, the vict’ry won,
He lives again! [Refrain]

3 Awake! Awake!
The Galilean greet,
Awake! Awake!
And worship at His feet;
Awake! Awake!
Glad songs of praise repeat;
Dark portals shine with light divine,
He lives again! [Refrain]

Source: Jubilate : A Modern Sunday-School Hymnal #212

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Author: Elsie Duncan Yale

Born: October 21, 1873, Brooklyn, New York. Died: January 30, 1956, San Bernardino County, California. Pseudonym: Grace Gordon. Elsie’s father was New York Shipping Commissioner Charles C. Duncan. --www.hymntime.com… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Awake, awake, behold the orient light
Title:	Awake! Thou that Sleepest
Author:	Elsie Duncan Yale
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Awake! thou that sleepest, arise from the dead
Publication Date:	1915
Copyright:	Public Domain