1 Awake, awake to love and work!
The lark is in the sky;
The fields are wet with diamond dew;
The worlds awake to cry
Their blessings on the Lord of life,
As He goes meekly by.
2 Come, let thy voice be one with theirs,
Shout with their shout of praise;
See how the giant sun soars up,
Great lord of years and days!
So let the love of Jesus come
And set thy soul ablaze.
3 To give and give, and give again,
What God hath given thee;
To spend thyself nor count the cost;
To serve right gloriously
The God who gave all worlds that are,
And all that are to be.
Born with Irish heritage to the vicarage in a deprived parish in Leeds. Studdert Kennedy got into Trinity College Dublin at the age of 14, though poverty meant he did not attend until later, graduating with a First Class degree. He was a popular teacher at Calday Grange Grammar School on the Wirral Peninsula before entering the Anglican Ministry; ordained in Worcester Cathedral in 1908 and married in 1914. He worked in deprived parishes: in Rugby, with his Father in Leeds and St Paul's in Worcester. He was known for his forgetfulness, his generosity (he famously gave away the marital bed to an old lady in need recruiting his wife to help carry the mattress) and his plain speaking.
He became a military chaplain (AKA the Padre) in 1915. He… Go to person page >
MORNING SONG is a folk tune that has some resemblance to the traditional English tune for "Old King Cole." The tune appeared anonymously in Part II of John Wyeth's (PHH 486) Repository of Sacred Music (1813). In 1816 it was credited to "Mr. Dean," which some scholars believe was a misprinted referen…
Display Title: Awake, Awake to Love and WorkFirst Line: Awake, awake to love and workTune Title: MORNING SONGAuthor: Geoffrey Studdert-KennedyMeter: 86.86.86
Display Title: Awake, Awake to Love and WorkFirst Line: Awake, awake to love and workTune Title: MORNING SONGAuthor: G. A. Studdert-KennedyMeter: 8.6.8.6.8.6Scripture: Psalm 19:5Date: 1985
Display Title: Awake, Awake to Love and WorkFirst Line: Awake, awake to love and work!Tune Title: MORNING SONG (Dare)Author: Geoffrey A. Studdert-Kennedy (1883-1929)Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6.Date: 1985Subject: Christan Life | Loving Service
Display Title: Awake, Awake to Love and WorkFirst Line: Awake, awake to love and work!Tune Title: MORNING SONGAuthor: Geoffrey A. Studdert-KennedyMeter: 8.6.8.6.8.6.Date: 1995Subject: Morning | ; Rural Life | ; Service | ; Stewardship and Creation | ; Zeal |
Display Title: Awake, Awake to Love and WorkFirst Line: Awake, awake to love and work!Tune Title: MORNING SONGAuthor: Geoffrey A. Studdert-Kennedy, 1883-1929Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6Scripture: Leviticus 25:10Date: 2007Subject: Brotherhood and Sisterhood | ; Discipleship | ; Giving | ; Gospel Call and Response | ; Service | ; Stewardship |