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Awake, my soul, in joyful lays,
And sing thy great Redeemer's praise:
He justly claims a song from me,
His loving-kindness is so free.
He saw me ruined in the fall,
Yet loved me not withstanding all,
And saved me from my lost estate,
His loving-kindness is so great.
Though num'rous hosts of mighty foes,
Though earth and hell my way oppose;
He safely leads my soul along,
His loving-kindness, O how strong!
When trouble, like a gloomy cloud,
Has gathered thick and thundered loud,
He near my soul has ever stood;
His loving-kindeness, O so good!
Often I feel my sinful heart
Prone from my Jesus to depart;
But though I have him oft forgot,
His loving-kindness changes not.
Through mighty hosts of cruel foes,
Where earth and hell my way oppose,
He safely leads my soul along,
His loving-kindness is so strong.
So when I pass death's gloomy vale,
And life and mortal pow'rs shall fail,
O may my last expiring breath
His loving-kindness sing in death.
Then shall I mount, and soar away
To the bright world of endless day;
There shall I sing, with sweet surprise,
His loving-kindness in the skies.
Then let me mount and soar away
To the bright world of endless day;
And sing, with rapture and surprise,
His loving-kindness in the skies.
---Alternative verses---
Awake, my soul, in joyful lays,
And sing thy great Redeemer's praise:
He justly claims a song from thee,
His loving-kindness is so free.
Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale—
Soon all my mortal powers must fail;
O may my last expiring breath
His loving-kindness sing in death!
Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale,
Soon all my mortal powers must fail;
O may my last expiring breath
His loving-kindness sing in death!
Soon shall we mount, and soar away
To the bright realms of endless day;
And sing, with rapture and surprise,
His loving-kindness in the skies.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 63:3; Is 63:7;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1815 | # 106 | | 1981 | # 10 | | 2004 | # 696 | | 1872 | # 115 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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MAINZER
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Dates:
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c.1845
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 322 | Bb | | # 19 | C | | # 33 | C | | # 346 | C | | # 44 | C | | # 252 | C | | # 362 | C | | # 695 | C | | # 15 | C | | # 256 | C | | # 280 | C | | # 696 | No key |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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meter
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| 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) | | 8 8 8 8 D (D.L.M.) |
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