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Hymns and Tunes 1876 212

Awake, my soul

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1Awake, my soul! stretch every nerve, And press with vigor on; A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown.

2'Tis God's all-animating voice That calls thee from on high; 'Tis his whose hand presents the prize To thine aspiring eye.

3A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey; Forget the steps already trod, And onward urge thy way.

4Blest Saviour! introduced by thee, Have I my race begun; And, crowned with victory, at thy feet I'll lay my trophies down.

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The verse

Meter
30
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 44% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Awake, my soul! stretch every nerve, And press with vigor on; A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown.˘/˘///˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘///˘˘//˘/30A

Verse 2

'Tis God's all-animating voice That calls thee from on high; 'Tis his whose hand presents the prize To thine aspiring eye.//?????/˘//˘˘//˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/28A

Verse 3

A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey; Forget the steps already trod, And onward urge thy way.˘/˘/˘˘˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///28A

Verse 4

Blest Saviour! introduced by thee, Have I my race begun; And, crowned with victory, at thy feet I'll lay my trophies down.//˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘////˘/˘/30A

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.