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My soul, awake, and render

Representative Text

1 My soul, awake, and render
To God, thy great Defender,
Thy prayer and adoration
For His kind preservation.

2 With joy I still discover
Thy light, O Lord, my Savior;
My thanks shall be the spices
Of morning sacrifices.

3 Bless every thought and action;
Afford me Thy direction;
To Thee alone be tending
Beginning, middle, ending.

4 Be Thou my only treasure;
Fulfill in me Thy pleasure;
May I, in every station,
Give Thee due adoration.

Source: Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #36

Author: Paul Gerhardt

Paul Gerhardt (b. Gräfenheinichen, Saxony, Germany, 1607; d. Lubben, Germany, 1676), famous author of Lutheran evangelical hymns, studied theology and hymnody at the University of Wittenberg and then was a tutor in Berlin, where he became friends with Johann Crüger. He served the Lutheran parish of Mittenwalde near Berlin (1651-1657) and the great St. Nicholas' Church in Berlin (1657-1666). Friederich William, the Calvinist elector, had issued an edict that forbade the various Protestant groups to fight each other. Although Gerhardt did not want strife between the churches, he refused to comply with the edict because he thought it opposed the Lutheran "Formula of Concord," which con­demned some Calvinist doctrines. Consequently, he was r… Go to person page >

Translator: Johann Christian Jacobi

Jacobi, John Christian, a native of Germany, was born in 1670, and appointed Keeper of the Royal German Chapel, St. James's Palace, London, about 1708. He held that post for 42 years, and died Dec. 14, 1750. He was buried in the Church of St. Paul's, Covent Garden. His publications included :— (1) A Collection of Divine Hymns, Translated from the High Dutch. Together with their Proper Tunes and Thorough Bass. London: Printed and Sold by J. Young, in St. Paul’s Churchyard; . . . 1720. This edition contains 15 hymns. Two years later this collection, with a few changes in the text and much enlarged, was republished as (2) Psalmodia Germanica; or a Specimen of Divine Hymns. Translated from the High Dutch. Together with their Proper Tunes… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: My soul, awake, and render
German Title: Wach auf mein Hetz und singe
Author: Paul Gerhardt (1648)
Translator: Johann Christian Jacobi (1720)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Hymn and Prayer-Book #192

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Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #36

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Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #775

Hymnal for Colleges and Schools #243

Hymnal for Colleges and Schools. 3rd ed. #d182

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Hymns and Offices of Worship #303

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #487

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #303

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #36

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Psalmodia Germanica #167

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The Bach Chorale Book #43

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The Harvard University Hymn Book #4

The Harvard University Hymn Book #27

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The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #806

The Mennonite Hymnal #17

The Oxford American Hymnal for Schools and Colleges #19

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