Hymnals of the Stone-Campbell Movement

Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection

Hymn: Mortals awake with angels join (FL)

Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal

Date: 1871

Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee

Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall

First Line: Mortals awake with angels join

Topic: Christ/His Nativity

Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>

Composer: Handel by Mason

Meter: CM

Tune: Antioch (Stop)

Hymn Number: 77

Page Number: 031, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

Mortals! awake, with angels join,

And chant the solemn lay;

Love, joy, and gratitude combine

To hail the auspicious day.



In heaven the rapturous song began,

And sweet seraphic fire

Through all the shining legions ran,

And swept the sounding lyre.



The theme, the song, the joy was new

To each angelic tongue;

Swift through the realms of light it flew,

And loud the echo rung.



Down through the portals of the sky

The pealing anthem ran,

And angels flew with eager joy

To bear the news to man.