Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751 Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #12576 Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Awake, my drowsy soul, awake Lyrics: 1 Awake, my drowsy soul, awake
And view the threatening scene:
The foes in legion camp around,
And treachery lurks within.
2 ’Tis not this mortal life alone
These enemies assail;
All thine eternal hopes are lost,
If their attempts prevail.
3 Now to the work of God awake;
Behold thy Maker near;
The various, arduous task pursue
With vigor and with fear.
4 The awful register goes on,
Th’account will surely come,
And opening day, or closing night
May bear me to my doom.
5 Tremendous thought! How deep it strikes!
Yet like a dream it flies,
Till God’s own voice the slumbers chase
From these deluded eyes. Languages: English Tune Title: BANGOR
Awake, My Drowsy Soul