The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 ‎#404

404. Awake, Thou Spirit of the Martyrs

Text Information

• First Line: Awake, thou Spirit of the martyrs
• Title: Awake, Thou Spirit of the Martyrs
• German Title: Wach auf du Geist der ersten Zeugen
• Author: Carl Heinrich von Bogatzky (1690-1774) (1750)
• Translator: John J. Overholt (1969)
• Meter: 9.10.9.10.10.10.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 26:19
  ;
  Isaiah 51:17
  ;
  Isaiah 52:1
  ;
  Ephesians 5:14
• Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; The Church: Reformation
• Copyright: Translation Copyright © 1972 by The Christian Hymnary Publishers
• Notes: Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust. Is. 26:19. Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem. Is. 51:17. Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion. Is. 52:1. Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. Eph. 5:14.

Tune Information

• Name: DIR, DIR, JEHOVAH
• Meter: 9.10.9.10.10.10.
• Incipit: 51566 45543 21
• Key: C Major
• Source: Freylinghausen's Neues Geistreiches Gesangbuch, 1704
• Notes: M.M. 58