Sons of God, awake

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Awake, awake, ye children of the holy One

Author: James Rowe
Tune: [Awake, awake, ye children of the Holy One]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Awake, awake, ye children of the Holy One!
Awake, awake, for dangers face us all!
The prince of night would overcome the “Lowly One!”
Awake, awake, and heed Jehovah’s call!

Refrain:
Awake, awake, ye sons of God, awake!
More labor must be done,
More battles must be won,
Awake, awake, and greater effort’s make,
Awake, ye sons of God, awake!

2 Awake, awake, His banner still is over us,
Awake, awake, to overcome the foe;
To shield from harm, His wings of love will cover us,
Awake, awake, the joy of vict’ry know. [Refrain]

3 Awake, awake, our great Commander calls to us!
Awake, awake, it is our Lord’s command;
Awake, and pray for strength and spirit quickening,
Awake, awake! the struggle is at hand! [Refrain]

Source: Praise and Worship Hymns #64

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Author: James Rowe

Pseudonym: James S. Apple. James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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