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Text:Awake, our souls! away, our fears!
Author:Dr. Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
Tune:WAREHAM
Composer:W. Knapp, 1698-1768

490. Awake, our souls! away, our fears!

1 Awake, our souls! away, our fears!
Let every trembling thought be gone!
Awake, and run the heavenly race!
And put a cheerful courage on.

2 True, 'tis a strait and thorny road,
And mortal spirits tire and faint;
But they forget the mighty God,
That feeds the strength of every saint.

3 O mighty God, Thy matchless power
Is ever new, and ever young,
And firm endures, while endless years
Their everlasting circles run!

4 From Thee, the ever-flowing Spring,
Our souls shall drink a fresh supply;
While such as trust their native strength
Shall melt away, and droop, and die.

5 Swift as the eagle cuts the air,
We'll mount aloft to thine abode;
On wings of love our souls shall fly,
Nor tire along the heavenly road.

Text Information
First Line: Awake, our souls! away, our fears!
Author: Dr. Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
Language: English
Publication Date: 1917
Topic: God: Strength, our; Strength: God our; Author of Faith (2 more...)
Tune Information
Name: WAREHAM
Composer: W. Knapp, 1698-1768
Meter: L.M.
Key: Bâ™­ Major



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