Come, My Soul, Thou Must Be Waking

Representative Text

1 Come, my soul, thou must be waking;
Now is breaking
Over 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 this Spirit's voice obey;
Thou with him shalt dwell, beholding
Light enfolding
All things in unclouded day.

Source: Worship in Song: A Friends Hymnal #31

Author: Friedrich von Canitz

Friedrich Rudolph Ludwig von Canitz, German poet and diplomant, was born at Berlin, November 27, 1654. He studied at the universities of Leyden and of Leipzig. After extensive travels in Europe, he was appointed groom of the bedchamber to the elector Frederick William of Brandenburg. In 1680, he became councilor of legation, then privy councilor, and was finally created a baron of the empire. He died in Berlin on August 11, 1699. His poems, which did not appear until after his death, are for the most part dry and stilted, based upon Latin and Greek models, but they were, nevertheless, a healthy influence and counterbalance to the coarseness of contemporary poetry. The spiritual poems, 24 in number, are his best work. They were first… Go to person page >

Translator: H. J. B.

Buckoll, Henry James, M.A., son of the Rev. James Buckoll, Rector of Siddington, near Cirencester, Gloucester; born at Siddington, Sept. 9,1803. He was educated at Rugby and Queen's College, Oxford, graduating B.A.in 1826, and became Assistant Master at Rugby the same year. He took Holy Orders in 1827, and died at Rugby June 6, 1871. He was probably the editor of the first edition of the Rugby School Collection. In 1839 he edited a Collection of Hymns for the Rugby Parish Church, and in 1850 compiled, with Dr. Goulburn, a new edition of the Collection for the Rugby School Chapel. That collection contains 14 of his hymns, a few of which were translations from the Latin and German. His Hymns translated from the German were published 1842. I… Go to person page >

Translator: Thomas Arnold

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Text Information

First Line: Come, my soul, thou must be waking
Title: Come, My Soul, Thou Must Be Waking
German Title: Seele du musst munter werden
Author: Friedrich von Canitz (1700)
Translator: H. J. B. (1836)
Translator: Thomas Arnold (1836)
Meter: 8.4.7.8.4.7
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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50 Hymns and Tunes #1

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A Collection of Hymns #388

A Hundred Songs of God and His Kingdom #d10

A Hymnal for Friends #36

A Hymnal for Friends #39

A School Service Book #d20

A Treasury of Hymns #d45

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Alleluia #7

American Church and Church School Hymnal #d42

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American Church and Church School Hymnal #15

American Student Hymnal #d45

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At Worship #19

Book of Common Praise #d89

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Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #4

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Book of Worship #200

Chorals and Hymns, Ancient and Modern, Chiefly from the German #d7

Christian Worship and Praise #177

Christian Worship #134

Christian Youth Hymnal #116

Church and University Hymns #d33

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Church Hymnal, Mennonite #199

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #199

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #d90

Church Hymns and Services, Published under License of the Church Pension Fund #d41

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Church Hymns and Tunes #5

Church Hymns with Tunes #2

Columbia University Hymnal #3

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Common Praise #16

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Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #445

Elim; or Hymns of Holy Refreshment #d13

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Elmhurst Hymnal #5

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Gloria Deo #32

Harmony in Praise #d28

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Hymn Tunes #1

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Hymn Tunes #30

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Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church with Music (Gilbert & Goodrich) #330

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Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #769

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book with Accompanying Tunes (Second Edition) #5

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #255a

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #255b

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #5

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Hymnal for American Youth #7

Hymnal for Christian Worship #d51

Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d111

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Hymnal #330

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Hymnal #330

Hymnbook for Christian Worship #32

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Hymns and Anthems adapted for Jewish Worship #127

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Hymns and Chorales #153

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Hymns and Songs for the Sunday School #11

Hymns and Tunes for Children of the Church #d36

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Hymns and Tunes for Schools #8

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Hymns for Church and Home #370

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Hymns for Schools and Colleges #9

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Hymns for the Living Age #23

Hymns of Fellowship #d23

Hymns of Hope and Courage #d11

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Hymns of the Christian Centuries #131

Hymns of the Christian Life #d60

Hymns of the Christian Life #d59

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Hymns of the Christian Life #7

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Hymns of the Church #3

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Hymns of the Faith with Psalms #431

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Hymns of the Faith #553

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #317

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #317

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #356

Hymns of the Living Gospel No.3 #d21

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #88a

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #88b

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Hymns of the United Church #98

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Hymns of the United Church #98

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Hymns of Worship and Service #20

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Hymns of Worship and Service #5

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Hymns of Worship and Service #5

Hymns #d25

Hymns #124

Immanuel Hymnal #d63

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In Excelsis for School and Chapel #21

In Excelsis for School and Chapel. l7th ed. #d38

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In Excelsis #64a

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In Excelsis #64b

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In Excelsis #64c

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In Excelsis #a64a

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In Excelsis #a64b

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In Excelsis #a64c

Inter-Church Hymnal #d58

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Laudes Domini #86

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Laudes Domini #5

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Luther League Hymnal #3

Mennonite Hymn Book #d58

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New Baptist Hymnal #10

North American Hymnal (2nd ed.) #44

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #595

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One Hundred Hymns You Ought to Know #207

Pilgrim Hymnal #506

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Pilgrim Songs (Number Two) #299

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Pilgrim Songs #10

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Prayer Book and Hymnal for the Sunday School #109

Sacred Songs for Church and Home #d74

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