Hymn
Awake, My Tongue
- Writer
- John Needham
- Meter
- Long Meter (8.8.8.8)
Awake, my tongue, thy tribute bring,
To Him who gave thee pow'r to sing;
Praise Him who is all praise above,
The source of wisdom and of love.
How vast His knowledge! how profound!
A deep where all our thoughts are drowned;
The stars He numbers and their names,
He gives to all those heav'nly flames.
Thro' each bright world above, behold,
Ten thousand thousand charms unfold,
Earth, air, and mighty seas combine
To spead His wisdom all divine.
But in redemption, O what grace!
Its wonders, O what thought can trace,
Here wisdom shines forever bright;
Praise Him, my soul, with sweet delight.
Awake, My Tongue — Text from Light in the Valley, 1898. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/awake-my-tongue
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Awake, My Tongue?
The words of Awake, My Tongue were written by John Needham; the version here was published in 1898. The library holds 3 more hymns by John Needham, including O how divine how sweet the joy and Rise, O my soul, pursue the path.
Is Awake, My Tongue public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Light in the Valley, published in 1898. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the meter of Awake, My Tongue?
Awake, My Tongue is in Long Meter (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Christ Ever Liveth to Make Intercession, Love and Joy and The Great Teacher.