The Cyber Hymnal ‎#205

205. Awake, O Lord, As in the Time of Old!

1. Awake, O Lord, as in the time of old!
Come, Holy Spirit, in Thy power and might;
For lack of Thee our hearts are strangely cold,
Our minds but blindly groping towards the light.

2. Doubts are abroad: make Thou these doubts to cease!
Fears are within: set Thou these fears at rest!
Strife is among us: melt that strife to peace!
Change marches onward: may all change blest!

3. Make us to be what we profess to be;
Let prayer be prayer, and praise be heartfelt praise;
From unreality, O set us free,
And let our words be echoed by our ways.

4. Turn us, good Lord, and so shall we be turned:
Let every passion grieving Thee be stilled:
Then shall our race be won, our guerdon earned,
Our Master looked on, and our joy fulfilled.

Text Information

• First Line: Awake, O Lord, as in the time of old
• Title: Awake, O Lord, As in the Time of Old!
• Author: Henry Twells (1901)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Other Stray Verses, 1901
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: RAKESTRAW, Cuthbert Howard, in The Primitive Methodist Hymnal Supplement with Tunes, edited by George Booth (London: Primitive Methodist Publishing House, 1912), number 79; SAVILE,Charles H. Lloyd, in Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1904

Tune Information

• Name: RELIANCE (WESLEY)
• Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1872)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Incipit: 13456 54322 13345
• Key: g minor
• Source: W. L.'s Collection of Tunes, 1719; arranged by Samuel S. Wesley in the European Psalmist, 1872
• Copyright: Public Domain