AWAKE MY SOUL ...
1 AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun
Thy daily stage of duty run;
Shake off dull sloth—and joyful rise
To pay thy morning sacrifice.
2 Glory to thee, who safe hast kept,
And hast refreshed me while I slept:
Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake,
I may of endless life partake.
3 Direct, control, suggest, this day,
All I design, or do, or say;
That all my powers, with all their might,
In thy sole glory may unite.
Source: Albert Barnes, Albert. 1833. Prayers for the Use of Families (1833)
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This prayer is set as a hymn using the Long Meter (L.M.) poetic meter. It has 8 syllabi for each line. Some of the popular hymns that use this meter are:
1. Jesus shall reign where'er the Sun
1. Jesus shall reign where'er the Sun
2. Just as I AM, without one plea
3. When I survey the wondrous cross
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