SDA Hymnal 34
Wake the Song
Words: TraditionalMusic: TraditionalTune: Wake the Song8.7.8.7.D with Refrain
1Wake the song of joy and gladness; Hither bring your noblest lays;
Banish every thought of sadness, Pouring forth your highest praise.
Sing to Him whose care has brought us Once again with friends to meet,
And whose loving voice has taught us Of the way to Jesus' feet.
RefrainWake the song, wake the song,
the song of joy and gladness,
Wake the song, wake the song,
The song of Jubilee.
2Joyfully with songs and banners, We will greet the festal day;
Shout aloud our glad hosannas, And our grateful homage pay.
We will chant our Savior's glory While our thoughts we raise above,
Telling still "the old, old story," Precious theme redeeming love!
3Thanks to Thee, O holy Father, For the mercies of the year;
May each heart, as here we gather, Swell with gratitude sincere.
For redemption through Thy blood, Breathe upon us, Holy Spirit,
Sweetly draw us near to God.
- Words
- Traditional
- Music
- Traditional
- Tune
- Wake the Song
- Scripture
- Psalm 95:1-2; Psalm 100:1-2
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7 · as printed
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 68% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCBDEDE
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Verse 2
Verse 3
Refrain
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.