Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) ‎#396

396. 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 pow'rs can pay.

2 Thou too hail the light returning;
ready burning be the incense of thy pow'rs;
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 Think that he thy ways beholdeth;
he unfoldeth ev'ry fault that lurks within;
every stain of shame glossed over
can discover, and discern each deed of sin.

5 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, my soul, thou must be waking
• Title: Come, My Soul, Thou Must Be Waking
• Author: F.R.L. von Canitz (1700)
• Translator: Henry J. Buckoll (1841; alt.)
• Meter: 8.4.7.8.4.7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Psalm 57:8-9
• Topic: The Church: Morning; God: Omnipotence of; God: Omnipresence of; Holy Spirit: Teacher; Searcher of Hearts

Tune Information

• Name: HAYDN
• Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn (1791; arr.)
• Meter: 8.4.7.8.4.7.
• Key: C Major