Worship in Song ‎#31

31. Come, My Soul, Thou Must Be Waking

1 Come, my soul, thou must be waking;
Now is breaking
Over the earth another day;
Come to him who made this splendor;
See thou render
All thy feeble strength can pay.

2 Gladly hail the sun 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 this 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: Friedrich R. L. von Canitz
• Translator: Henry J. Buckoll (1841)
• Meter: 8.4.7.D.
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Creation; Day; God's Care; Light; Morning; Obedience; Spirit of God

Tune Information

• Name: HAYDN
• Composer: Franz J. Haydn (1797, arr.)
• Meter: 8.4.7.D.
• Key: D Major