The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#547

547. Come, my soul, thou must be waking!

1 Come, my soul, thou must be waking!
Now is breaking
O'er the earth another day:
Come, to Him who made this splendor,
See thou render
All thy feeble strength can pay.

2 Gladly hail the sun returning:
Ready burning
Be the incense of thy powers:
For the night is safely ended;
God hath tended
With His care thy helpless hours.

3 Pray that He may prosper ever
Each endeavor,
When thine aim is good and true;
But that He may ever thwart thee,
And convert thee,
When thou evil wouldst pursue.

4 Only God's free gifts abuse not,
Light refuse not,
But His Spirit's voice obey;
Thou with Him shall dwell, beholding
Light enfolding
All things in unclouded day.

7 Glory, honor, exaltation,
Adoration,
Be to the eternal One:
To the Father, Son, and Spirit
Laud and merit,
While unending ages run.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, my soul, thou must be waking!
• Author: F. R. L. von Canitz (1700)
• Meter: 8, 4, 7, 8, 4, 7.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: Family Prayer: Morning

Tune Information

• Name: [Come, my soul, thou must be waking!]
• Composer: H. Hiles (1865)
• Meter: 8, 4, 7, 8, 4, 7.
• Key: E♭ Major