"Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun" by Thomas Ken, 1637-1711 Text From: THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942)p.380 1. Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run; Shake off dull sloth and joyful rise To pay thy morning scarifice. 2. Let all thy converse be sincere, Thy conscience as the noonday clear; Think how the all-seeing God thy ways And all thy secret thought surveys. 3. All praise to Thee, who safe hast kept And hast refreshed me whilst I slept. Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, I may of endless light partake. 4. Lord, I my vows to Thee renew; Disperse my sins as morning dew; Guard my first springs of thought and will And will Thyself my spirit fill. 5. Direct, control, suggest, this day All I design or do or say That all my powers, with all their might, In Thy sole glory may unite. 6. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host: Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. _______________________________________ Notes: Hymn #536 from _The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: Ps. 108:2 Author: Thomas Ken, 1695, cento, alt. Composer: Francois H. Barthelemon, 1785 Tune: "Morning Hymn" ______________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Debbie Harris and is in the public domain. You may freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary. E-mail: bob_smith@ctsfw.edu Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (219) 452-2148 Fax: (219) 452-2126 ______________________________________________________________