The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#503

503. Awake my soul, stretch every nerve

1 Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve,
And press with vigor on;
A heavenly race demands thy zeal,
And an immortal crown,
And an immortal crown.

2 A cloud of witnesses around,
Hold thee in full survey;
Forget the steps already trod,
And onward urge thy way,
And onward urge thy way.

3 'Tis God's all-animating voice
That calls thee from on high;
'Tis His own hand presents the prize
To thine uplifted eye,
To thine uplifted eye.

4 Then wake, my soul, stretch every nerve,
And press with vigor on;
A heavenly race demands thy zeal,
And an immortal crown,
And an immortal crown.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Awake my soul, stretch every nerve
• Title: Awake my soul, stretch every nerve
• Author: P. Doddridge (1755)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Progress; Zeal
• Notes: Tune name in index: CHRISTMAS

Tune Information

• Name: [Awake my soul, stretch every nerve]
• Composer: Handel
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: E♭ Major