The Hymnbook ‎#44

44. Come, My Soul, Thou Must Be Waking

1 Come, my soul, thou must be waking;
Now is breaking
O'er the earth another day:
Come to Him who made this splendor;
See thou render
All thy feeble powers can pay.

2 Thou, too, hail the light 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 His Spirit's voice obey;
Thou with Him shalt dwell, beholding
Light enfolding
All things in unclouded day.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, my soul, thou must be waking
• Title: Come, My Soul, Thou Must Be Waking
• Author: Friedrich R. L. von Canitz (1700)
• Translator: Henry J. Buckoll (1838)
• Meter: 8. 4. 7. 8. 4. 7.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Psalm 139:23-24
• Topic: Devotion; Discipleship; God: Guide; Morning; Temptation; Worship: Morning

Tune Information

• Name: HAYDN
• Arr. from: Franz Joseph Haydn (1791)
• Meter: 8. 4. 7. 8. 4. 7.
• Key: D Major