The Christian — Unfaithfulness Lamented

Gracious Redeemer, shake

No. 584
Metre S. M.
Tune MORNINGTON.
Words Charles Wesley.
Music G. C. W. Mornington.
Key E major
Singing key D major
Time 2/2
6 stanzas

Words

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Gracious Redeemer, shakeThis slumber from my soul!Say to me now, "Awake, awake!And Christ shall make thee whole!"

Touch with thy mighty hand;Alarm me in this hour;And make me fully understandMy danger and thy power.

Give me on thee to call,Always to watch and pray,Lest I into temptation fall,And cast my shield away.

For each assault preparedAnd ready may I be;Forever standing on my guard,And looking up to thee.

O do thou always warnMy soul of evil near;When to the right or left I turn,Thy voice still let me hear:

"Come back! this is the way;Come back and walk therein;"O may I hearken and obey,And shun the paths of sin.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «THE CHRISTIAN—UNFAITHFULNESS LAMENTED.»; hymn number «584» (large), tune name «MORNINGTON. S. M.» centred over the music, «G. C. W. Mornington.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «Gra-». Stanzas 2–6 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «810, 558, 762.» in italics (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 810, 558 or 762). «Charles Wesley.» in italics after stanza 6. The words in double quotation marks are printed with typographic quotes (stanza 1 lines 3–4, stanza 6 lines 1–2); they are written here as straight quotes. The print sets a thin space before «;», «!» and «:» («hand ;», «back !», «hear :»); it is closed up here. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.