Hymn
Awake, my heart; arise, my tongue
- Writer
- Isaac Watts
Awake, my heart, arise, my tongue,
Prepare a tuneful voice;
In God, the life of all my joys,
Aloud will I rejoice.
'Tis he adorned my naked soul,
And made salvation mine;
Upon a poor, polluted worm
He makes his graces shine.
And lest the shadow of a spot
Should on my soul be found,
He took the robe the Saviour wrought,
And cast it all around.
How far that heavenly robe excels
What earthly princes wear!
These ornaments, how bright they shine!
How white the garments are!
The Spirit wrought my faith and love
And hope, and every grace;
But Jesus spent his life to work
The robe of righteousness.
Awake, my heart; arise, my tongue — Text from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, 1886. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/awake-my-heart-arise-my-tongue
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Who wrote Awake, my heart; arise, my tongue?
The words of Awake, my heart; arise, my tongue were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1886. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Universal Praise to God and Let children hear the mighty deeds.
Is Awake, my heart; arise, my tongue public domain?
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What is the meter of Awake, my heart; arise, my tongue?
Awake, my heart; arise, my tongue is in Common Meter (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Promised Land, Come, Holy Ghost, Our Hearts Inspire and My God, my everlasting hope.