The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#537

537. From Peaceful Slumber Waking

1 From peaceful slumber waking,
We sing, O Lord, Thy praise.
When o'er the world is breaking
Another day of grace--
A day that soon shall perish,
As yesterdays are past--
O, teach us, then, to cherish
Each moment as our last.

2 Farther of light and beauty,
The light divine us send
To see and do our duty,
Lest when this day shall end
Our conscience doth accuse us
Of sin and trespass done,
And shame our face suffuses
At blush of setting sun.

3 Give God thy heart, thy labor,
Walk in thy Saviour's grace,
And be unto thy neighbor
A present help always:
The Name of Christ we hallow
Not by our faith alone;
If we His path would follow,
His will through us be done.

4 Blest be each faithful servant,
Whene'er the Lord shall come;
The dutiful and fervent
He taketh to His home,
To share with Him in glory
What eye hath not beheld,
Nor tongue hath told in story,
Nor mortal heart hath held.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: From peaceful slumber waking
• Title: From Peaceful Slumber Waking
• Author: Johan Olof Wallin (1814)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Family Life: Prayers; Morning
• Notes: See also Morning Hymns

Tune Information

• Name: CHISAGO
• Composer: Carl Sigurd Malmstrom (1924)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Or: Aurelia, No. 16.