Page:A Selection of Hymns Used in the Parish Church, and the Church of the Holy Trinity, Ulverston, Ed. by R. Daniel.djvu/13



Awake! rejoice! and hail the morn,

Whereon the Prince of Life was born;

With grateful hearts arise and sing,

Hosannah to th' eternal King;

Let all the earth proclaim the morn

Whereon the King of Kings was born.

He came, He came, the incarnate God,

This dreary world made his abode;

The angel hosts their Lord proclaim'd,

And Jesus was this Saviour nam'd;

All Heaven exulted on that morn,

Whereon the Lord of Lords was born.

Arise, and join the choirs above,

And sing the great Immanuel's love,

In sweetest strains they jointly cry,

All glory be to God on high;

Let Heav'n and earth proclaim the morn,

Whereon the Prince of Peace was born.

Awake my soul, and with the sun

Thy daily stage of duty run;

Shake off dull sloth, and early rise

To pay thy morning sacrifice.

Redeem thy misspent moments past,

And live this day as if the last;

Thy talents to improve take care,

For the great day thyself prepare.

Let all thy converse be sincere,

Thy conscience as the noon-day clear;