Uplifting Songs ‎#72

72. Awake, Thou That Sleepest

1 “Awake, thou that sleepest,” Unconscious of harm,
Have done with thy dreaming,
Be filled with alarm!
Thy soul is in danger,
Be warned of thy fate!
Lest yielding to slumber,
Thou waken too late.

Refrain:
Awake! O sleeping one, awake!
Ere death thy soul shall overtake;
Awake! arise! thy bands of slumber break,
“And Christ shall give thee light.”

2 “Awake, thou that sleepest,” Unmindful, secure,
While time speeds thee onward
To doom that is sure;
Arouse thee! bestir thee,
While yet thou hast breath,
The sleep that enthralls thee
Will deepen to death! [Refrain]

3 “Awake, thou that sleepest,” arise from thy bed,
While mercy is calling,
Ere mercy be fled.
Now turn thy feet homeward,
Tho’ darkness affright
The Father will greet thee,
And Christ, give thee light. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: "Awake, thou that sleepest," Unconscious of harm
• Title: Awake, Thou That Sleepest
• Author: T. O. Chisholm
• Refrain First Line: Awake! O sleeping one, awake!
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Solos, Duetts and Quartettes

Tune Information

• Name: ["Awake, thou that sleepest," Unconscious of harm]
• Composer: C. Harold Lowden