Hymn
Come, My Soul, Thou Must Be Waking
Come, my soul, thou must be waking!
Now is breaking
O'er the earth another day:
Come, to Him Who made this splendour,
See thou render
All thy feeble strength can pay.
Gladly hail the sun returning,
Ready burning
Be the incense of thy powers;
For the night is safely ended,
God hath tended
With His care thy helpless hours.
Pray that He may prosper ever
Each endeavour,
When thine aim is good and true;
But that He may ever thwart thee,
And convert thee,
When thou evil would'st pursue.
Think that He thy ways beholdeth;
He unfoldeth
Every fault that lurks within;
He the hidden shame glossed over
Can discover,
And discern each deed of sin.
Mayest thou on life's last morrow,
Free from sorrow,
Pass away in slumber sweet;
And, released from death's dark sadness,
Rise in gladness,
That far brighter Sun to greet.
Only God's free gifts abuse not,
Light refuse not,
But His Spirit's voice obey;
Thou with Him shall dwell, behold
Light enfolding
All things in unclouded day.
Come, My Soul, Thou Must Be Waking — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/come-my-soul-thou-must-be-waking
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Who wrote Come, My Soul, Thou Must Be Waking?
The words of Come, My Soul, Thou Must Be Waking are credited to Friedrich von Canitz, H. J. B. and Thomas Arnold; the version here was published in 1920.
Is Come, My Soul, Thou Must Be Waking public domain?
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What is the metre of Come, My Soul, Thou Must Be Waking?
Come, My Soul, Thou Must Be Waking is in 8.4.7.8.4.7.