Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
First Line: Awake my soul in joyful lays
Topic: The Praises of God
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 104
Page Number: 106, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsAwake, my soul, in joyful lays,
And sing thy great Redeemer's praise;
He justly claims a song from me,
His loving kindness, O how free!
He saw me ruined in the fall,
Yet loved me notwithstanding all;
He saved me from my lost estate,
His loving kindness, O how great!
Tho' numerous hosts of mighty foes,
Tho' earth and hell my way oppose;
He safely leads my soul along,
His loving kindness, O how strong!
When trouble like a gloomy cloud,
Has gathered thick and thundered loud;
He near my soul has always stood,
His loving kindness, O how good!
Often I feel my sinful heart,
Prone from my Jesus to depart;
But tho' I have him oft forgot,
His loving kindness changes not.
Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale,
Soon all my mortal powers must fail;
Oh! May my last expiring breath,
His loving kindness sing in death.
Then let me mount and soar away,
To the bright world of endless day;
And sing with rapture and surprise,
His loving kindness in the skies.