The Cyber Hymnal ‎#324

324. Awake, Awake to Love and Work

1. Awake, awake to love and work!
The lark is in the sky;
The fields are wet with diamond dew;
The worlds awake to cry
Their blessings on the Lord of life,
As He goes meekly by.

2. Come, let thy voice be one with theirs,
Shout with their shout of praise;
See how the giant sun soars up,
Great lord of years and days!
So let the love of Jesus come
And set thy soul ablaze.

3. To give and give, and give again,
What God hath given thee;
To spend thyself nor count the cost;
To serve right gloriously
The God who gave all worlds that are,
And all that are to be.

Text Information

• First Line: Awake, awake to love and work
• Title: Awake, Awake to Love and Work
• Author: Geoffrey Studdert-Kennedy (1921)
• Meter: 86.86.86
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: BROTHER JAMES' AIR, J. L. Macbeth Bain, 1915; SHELTERED DALE, traditional German melody

Tune Information

• Name: MORNING SONG
• Harmonizer: C. Winfred Douglas, 1867-1944
• Composer (attributed to): Elkanah Dare
• Meter: 86.86.86
• Incipit: 51234 32175 51234
• Key: f minor
• Source: Kentucky Harmony by Ananias Davisson
• Copyright: Public Domain