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Church Hymnal 44

Awake, My Soul

Words: Isaac WattsMusic: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]C.M.

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1Awake, my soul, and with the sun
Thy daily stage of duty run;
Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise
To pay thy morning sacrifice.

2Thy precious time misspent, redeem;
Each present day thy last esteem;
Improve thy talent with due care;
For the great day thyself prepare.

3Let all thy converse be sincere,
Thy conscience as the noonday clear;
Think how all-seeing God thy ways
And all thy secret thoughts surveys.

4Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart,
And with the angels bear thy part,
Who all night long unwearied sing
High praise to the eternal King.

Music
[unclear]
Tune
[unclear]
Meter
C.M.
Scripture
Psalm 57:8; Ephesians 5:14

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The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8 · the hymnal prints C.M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 60% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Awake, my soul, and with the sun˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
Thy daily stage of duty run;//˘/˘/˘/8A
Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise////˘/˘/8B
To pay thy morning sacrifice.˘///˘/˘/8C

Verse 2

Thy precious time misspent, redeem;//˘/˘/˘/8A
Each present day thy last esteem;//˘///˘/8A
Improve thy talent with due care;////˘˘//8B
For the great day thyself prepare.˘˘////˘/8B

Verse 3

Let all thy converse be sincere,////˘˘˘/8A
Thy conscience as the noonday clear;//˘˘˘??/8A
Think how all-seeing God thy ways//??///7B
And all thy secret thoughts surveys.˘///˘/˘/8B

Verse 4

Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart,/˘/˘//˘/8A
And with the angels bear thy part,˘˘˘/˘///8A
Who all night long unwearied sing˘///???/8B
High praise to the eternal King.//˘˘˘/˘/8B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.