Hymnal Supplement 1991 ‎#743

743. Awake, Arise, Lift Up Your Voice

1 Awake, arise, lift up your voice,
Let Easter music swell;
Rejoice in Christ, again rejoice
And on his praises dwell.

2 Oh, with what gladness and surprise
The saints their Savior greet;
Nor will they trust their ears and eyes
But by his hands and feet.

3 His enemies had sealed the stone
As Pilate gave them leave,
Lest dead and friendless and alone
He should their skill deceive.

4 O Dead, arise! O Friendless, stand
By seraphim adored!
O Solitude, again command
Your host from heav'n restored.

Text Information

• First Line: Awake, arise, lift up your voice
• Title: Awake, Arise, Lift Up Your Voice
• Author: Christopher Smart, 1722-1771 (alt.)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1991
• Scripture:
  Matthew 27:62-66
  ;
  Luke 24:37-40
  ;
  John 20:19-20
• Topic: Burial; Easter Season; Life, Everlasting; Salvation

Tune Information

• Name: RICHMOND
• Composer: Thomas Haweis, 1734-1820
• Adapter: Samuel Webbe, 1740-1816
• Meter: CM
• Key: F Major