Awake, My Soul, Stretch Every Nerve
Authors: Philip Doddridge • Composers: Georg Friedrich Handel • Meter: 8.6.8.6.6. • Language: English • Formats: lyrics, png • Copyright: Free PNG, Public Domain • Years: 1728
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1. Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve,
And press with vigor on!
A heav’nly race demands thy zeal,
And an immortal crown,
And an immortal crown.
2. A cloud of witnesses around
Hold thee in full survey;
Forget the steps already trod,
And onward urge thy way,
And onward urge thy way.
3. ‘Tis God’s all-animating voice
That calls thee from on high;
‘Tis his own hand presents the prize
To thine aspiring eye,
To thine aspiring eye.
4. Blest Savior, introduced by thee,
Have I my race begun;
And, crowned with victory, at thy feet
I’ll lay my honors down,
I’ll lay my honors down.
Amen.