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| Text: | Awake, My Soul, Stretch Every Nerve |
| Author: | Philip Doddridge |
| Tune: | RICHARD |
| Composer: | Peter Johnson |
1 Awake, my soul, stretch ev'ry nerve,
And press with vigor on;
A heav'nly race demands thy zeal,
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.
3 'Tis God's all-animating voice
That calls thee from on high;
'Tis His own hand presents the prize
To thine aspiring eye.
4 That prize with peerless glories bright
Which shall new luster boast,
When victors' wreaths and monarchs' gems
Shall blend in common dust.
5 Blest Saviour, introduced by Thee,
Have I my race begun;
And crowned with vict'ry, at Thy feet
I'll lay my honors down.
Amen.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Awake, my soul, stretch ev'ry nerve |
| Title: | Awake, My Soul, Stretch Every Nerve |
| Author: | Philip Doddridge (1755) |
| Meter: | C. M. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1937 |
| Scripture: | |
| Topic: | Christian Conduct and Service; Septuagesima |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | RICHARD |
| Composer: | Peter Johnson (1923) |
| Meter: | C. M. |
| Key: | E Major |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
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