Hymnal for Church and Home ‎#49

49. Ye Birds, Awake, For Dawn Is Near

1 Ye birds, awake, for the dawn is near,
Enliven the land with your singing;
Sing praises to God from your loftiest sphere
And thank Him for life and the light that the morning is bringing.

2 The swallows fly, by the church at play,
While sparrows from dwellings are pouring;
They all sing good morning and bid you good day:
"God's speed to you all while we joyfully upward are soaring."

3 Their joyful songs to the Lord arise,
He knows ev'ry bird under heaven;
He watches their flight and He heareth their sighs,
He gives them protection when tempests them widely have driven.

4 Thou watchest over Thy children, God,
Thy child in Thy kindness rejoices;
When leaving their perches the birds soar abroad,
Thou hearest the praise of Thy children 'mongst millions of voices.

Text Information

• First Line: Ye birds, awake, for the dawn is near
• Title: Ye Birds, Awake, For Dawn Is Near
• Author: B. S. Ingemann
• Meter: 9, 9, 11, 15.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1927
• Topic: Morning and Evening
• Notes: Danish first line: Nu vaagner alle Guds Fugle smaa; Translator: P. C. Paulsen

Tune Information

• Name: [Ye birds, awake, for dawn is near]
• Composer: C. E. F. Weyse
• Meter: 9, 9, 11, 15.
• Key: G Major