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SDA Hymnal 611

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 He 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 Savior, 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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Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24; Philippians 3:13-14; Hebrews 12:1

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The verse

Meter: 9.6.9.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 62% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCD

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Verse 1

Awake, my soul! stretch every nerve,˘/˘///˘˘/9A

And press with vigor on;˘/˘/˘˘6B

A heavenly race demands thy zeal,˘/˘˘/˘///9C

And an immortal crown.˘˘//˘/6D

Verse 2

'Tis God's all-animating voice//?????/8A

That calls thee from on high;˘//˘˘/6B

'Tis He whose hand presents the prize/˘˘//˘˘/8C

To thine aspiring eye.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

A cloud of witnesses around˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A

Hold thee in full survey;//˘/˘/6B

Forget the steps already trod,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

And onward urge thy way.˘/˘///6B

Verse 4

Blest Savior, introduced by Thee,//˘/˘/˘/8A

Have I my race begun;˘˘˘/˘/6B

And, crowned with victory, at Thy feet˘/˘/˘˘˘//9C

I'll lay my trophies down.//˘/˘/6D

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.