Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: Awake thou that sleepest
Topic: Activities
Writer: L Jameson
Composer: L Jameson
Meter: 6s and 5s
Tune: Awake Thou That Sleepest
Hymn Number: 694
Page Number: 259, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsAWAKE, thou that sleepest;
Arise from the dead;
Shake off the dull slumber
That circles thy head;
The deep, chilly shadow
Of death's gloomy night
Will fly at the rising
Of Christ, the "true Light."--REF.
Refrain.--Arise from the dead!
Arise from the dead!
Awake, thou that sleepest,
Arise from the dead!
Put on thy rich garments,
And lift up thine eyes;
Bright gems without number
Illumine the skies.
Redemption is coming,
Look out for the light;
A gold-tinted gloaming
Is ending the night.--REF.
The night of the ages
Is passing away;
The Orient presages
The coming of day--
The day of salvation,
The day of the Lord,
When earth's farthest nation
Shall bow to His word.--REF.
The Light is arising
O'er regions of shade;
The darkness is leaving
The land of the dead;
The nations are calling
To Christians for aid;
"Awake, thou that sleepest,"
Arise from the dead!--REF.