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Hymns and Tunes 1876 73

Awake, my heart! my soul arise!

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1Awake, my heart! my soul arise! This is the day believers prize; Improve this Sabbath, then, with care; Let every moment have its share.

2Oh, solemn thought! Lord, give me power, To rightly spend this holy hour; Oh! let thy wings of faith and love To bear my longing spirit move.

3Jesus, assist, now let me fall To worship thee, and serve thee all; To glorify thy matchless grace; To see thy beauteous face.

4Be with me in thy house to-day, And tune my heart to sing and pray; Command thy word to fall like dew, Refreshing, and renewing all below.

5Call forth all my thoughts, and let them rove O'er the green pastures of thy love; Oh! let not sin prevent my rest, Or keep my from thy Sabbath feast.

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The verse

Meter
33
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 50% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Awake, my heart! my soul arise! This is the day believers prize; Improve this Sabbath, then, with care; Let every moment have its share.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘///˘˘/˘˘˘/33A

Verse 2

Oh, solemn thought! Lord, give me power, To rightly spend this holy hour; Oh! let thy wings of faith and love To bear my longing spirit move.˘/˘///˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/34A

Verse 3

Jesus, assist, now let me fall To worship thee, and serve thee all; To glorify thy matchless grace; To see thy beauteous face./˘˘///˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘//??/˘//??/30A

Verse 4

Be with me in thy house to-day, And tune my heart to sing and pray; Command thy word to fall like dew, Refreshing, and renewing all below.˘˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘///˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/34A

Verse 5

Call forth all my thoughts, and let them rove O'er the green pastures of thy love; Oh! let not sin prevent my rest, Or keep my from thy Sabbath feast.///˘/˘/˘//˘//˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/33A

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.