Hymn
The Christian Race
Awake, our souls, away our fears;
Let every trembling thought be gone.
Awake, and run the heavenly race,
And put a cheerful courage on.
True, 'tis a strait and thorny road,
And mortal spirits tire and faint;
But they forget the mighty God,
Who feeds the strength of every saint.
The mighty God, whose matchless power,
Is ever new and ever young,
And firm endures, while endless years
Their everlasting cycles run.
From Thee, the ever-flowing Spring,
Our souls shall drink a fresh supply;
While such as trust their native strength
Shall melt away, and droop, and die.
Swift as an eagle cuts the air,
We'll mount aloft to Thine abode;
On wings of love our sols shall fly,
Nor tire amid the heavenly road.
The Christian Race — Text from Church Book, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-christian-race
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Christian Race?
The words of The Christian Race were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Hope of Heaven by the Resurrection of Christ and The Nativity of Christ.
Is The Christian Race public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Church Book, published in 1890. 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 metre of The Christian Race?
The Christian Race is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Go, labor on: spend and be spent, Prayer answered by Crosses and We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight.