The Hymnal ‎#487

487. 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
• Translator: Rev. Henry J. Buckoll (1841)
• Author: F. R. L. von Canitz (1700)
• Meter: 8. 4. 7. 8. 4. 7.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Special Seasons and Services: Schools and Colleges; Cheerfulness; Colleges and Schools; Discipleship and Service; Morning; School and College; Watchfulness

Tune Information

• Name: COLUMBIA COLLEGE
• Composer: George William Warren (1886)
• Meter: 8. 4. 7. 8. 4. 7.
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Music copyright by Harper & Brothers. Used by permission.