Awake, glad soul, awake, awake

Awake, glad soul, awake, awake

Author: John S. B. Monsell
Tune: ST. STEPHEN (Jones)
Published in 34 hymnals

Author: John S. B. Monsell

Monsell, John Samuel Bewley, L.L.D., son of Thomas Bewley Monsell, Archdeacon of Londonderry, was born at St. Columb's, Londonderry, March 2,1811, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin (B.A. 1832, LL.D. 1856). Taking Holy Orders in 1834, "he was successively Chaplain to Bishop Mant, Chancellor of the diocese of Connor, Rector of Ramoan, Vicar of Egham, diocese Worcester, and Rector of St. Nicholas's, Guildford. He died in consequence of a fall from the roof of his church, which was in the course of rebuilding, April 9, 1875. His prose works include Our New Vicar, 1867; The Winton Church Catechist, &c. His poetical works are:— (1) Hymns and Miscellaneous Poems, Dublin, W. Curry, Jun., & Co., 1837; (2) Parish Musings, or Devotional Poem… Go to person page >

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First Line: Awake, glad soul, awake, awake
Author: John S. B. Monsell
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Notes

Awake, glad soul, awake, awake. J. S. B. Monsell. [Easter.] According to the Preface to his Spiritual Songs, this was one of his hymns "written amid the orange and olive groves of Italy, during a winter spent (for the sake of health) upon the shores of the Mediterranean Sea." It was published in his Hymns of Love and Praise; 1863, p. 90, in 5 stanzas, and in his Spiritual Songs, 1875, in 8 stanzas of 8 lines, the new stanzas being ii., iii. and iv. Three centos therefrom are in common use (1) in the Hymnal Companion, No. 178, consisting of stanzas i., vi., vii. and viii. (2) in the Scottish Evangelical Union Hymnal, No. 40, of stanzas i., v., vii. and viii. (3) in the American College Hymnal, N. Y., 1876, No. 145, beginning, "The shade and gloom of life are fled." This is composed of stanzas vi. and viii. unaltered. Full text in Schaff’s Christ in Song, 1869-70.

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Instances

Instances (34)TextImageAudioScore
Carmina for Social Worship #d20
Carmina for the Sunday School and Social Worship #89Image
Carols of Hope: a compilation of select sacred songs for use in Sunday schools, praise and young people's services #171Image
Christ in Song #294Image
Common Praise: hymns with tunes for Christian worship #197Image
Elmhurst Hymnal: and orders of worship for the Sunday school, young people's meegings and church services #107Image
Gloria: a hymnal for use in Sunday schools, young people's societies, and devotional meetings #85Image
Hymn Service No.3 #d5
Hymnal Adapted to the Doctrines and Usages of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Revised Edition #116Image
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #232Image
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #232Image
Hymns and Tunes for Schools #111Image
Hymns for the Reformed Church in the United States #191Image
Hymns of the Centuries: Sunday School Edition #d19
Hymns of the Church Universal #132Image
Pilgrim Songs No.2 #d25
Resurgit: a Collection of Hymns and Songs of the Resurrection #d14
Songs for the Lord's House #d26
Songs of Pilgrimage: a hymnal for the churches of Christ (2nd ed.) #362Image
The Advent Christian Hymnal #d65
The African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book: adapted to the doctirnes and usages of the church (6th ed.) #116Image
The Baptist Standard Hymnal with Responsive Readings #d45
The Book of Common Praise, being the Hymn Book of the Church of England in Canada. Annotated ed. #d46
The Century Hymnal #155Image
The Church Hymnary: a collection of hymns and tunes for public worship #283Image
The Golden Sheaf No. 2: a collection of gospel hymns, new and old, responsive readings, hymns for the Sunday school, young people's societies, male voices, choruses, and general worship #102Image
The Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer with accompanying tunes (3rd ed., rev. and enl.) #205Image
The Methodist Sunday School Hymnal #93Image
The New Children's Hymnal #d19
The Richard Allen A.M.E. Hymnal, with Responsive Scripture Readings. Rev. #d37
The Spirit of Praise: a collection of music with hymns for use in Sabbath-school services and church meetings #75Image
Worship and Song #d22
Worship and Song Edition B #d1
Worship and Song. (Rev. ed.) #O60Image
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