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Awake, thou careless world, awake!
That final judgment day
will surely come;
What Heav’n hath fixed
no time can shake,
Time never more
shall sweep away thy doom.
Know what the Lord Himself
hath spoken
Shall come at last and not delay:
Though Heav’n and earth
shall pass away,
His steadfast Word
can ne’er be broken.
Awake! thou careless world, awake!
For none can tell
how soon our God may please
That suddenly that day
should break,
No human wisdom
fathoms depths like these:
O flee earth’s base delights
and pride,
For as the bird is in the snare,
Or ever of its foe aware,
So comes that day so long denied.
Yet He in love delayeth long
That awful day,
and grants the sinner space
To turn away from sin and wrong,
And mourning seek in time
His love and grace.
He holdeth back that best of days
Until the righteous shall approve
Their faith and hope,
their constant love;
So gentle us-ward are His ways!
And those found faithful
then shall see
That glorious morning dawn
in love and joy,
Their Savior comes to set them free,
Their Judge Himself
shall all their bonds destroy;
He the true Joshua then shall bring
His people with a mighty hand
Into their promised fatherland,
Where songs of victory
they shall sing.
Arise, and let us night and day
Watch for our Lord,
and study o’er His Word,
And in the Spirit ever pray,
That we be ready
when His call is heard;
Arise, and let us haste to meet
The Bridegroom standing
at the door,
That with the angels evermore
We too may worship at His feet.
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8 10 8 10 8 8 8 8
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Bible Refs:
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Lk 21:33;
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AWAKE THOU CARELESS WORLD AWAK
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8 10 8 10 8 8 8 8
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