Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Warfare and Pilgrimage

Awake, my soul! lift up thine eyes

  • No. 594
  • Words Anna L. Barbauld.
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Awake, my soul! lift up thine eyes;See where thy foes against thee rise,In long array, a numerous host;Awake, my soul! or thou art lost.

2

See where rebellious passions rage,And fierce desires and lusts engage;The meanest foe of all the trainHas thousands and ten thousands slain.

3

Thou treadest on enchanted ground;Perils and snares beset thee round;Beware of all, guard every part—But most the traitor in thy heart.

4

The terror and the charm repel,The powers of earth, and powers of hell;The Man of Calvary triumphed here;Why should his faithful followers fear?

5

Come then, my soul! now learn to wieldThe weight of thine immortal shield;Put on the armor, from above,Of heavenly truth and heavenly love.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «594» (large) at the foot of the left column of p. 193, under «Isaac Watts.» of hymn 593, with the italic reference line «19, 538, 875.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 19, 538 or 875) beside the number; stanza 1 at the foot of the left column, stanzas 2–5 at the top of the right column, above hymn 595; stanzas numbered «1» … «5» (no period; written «1.» … here as in the other deliveries of this book). All four lines of each stanza start at the same margin (no indented lines in this hymn). «Anna L. Barbauld.» in italics after stanza 5. The first word «AWAKE» is set in capitals and small capitals; written in ordinary type here. The print sets a thin space before «!», «;» and «?» («soul !», «eyes ;», «host ;», «round ;», «hell ;», «here ;», «shield ;», «fear ?»); it is closed up here. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., like the tunes referred to). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Warfare and Pilgrimage · No. 594 · printed page 193
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01