The Christian — Warfare and Pilgrimage

Awake, my soul! stretch every nerve

No. 598
Metre C. M.
Tune ARLINGTON.
Words Philip Doddridge.
Music Thomas A. Arne.
Key G major
Singing key F major
Time 3/2
4 stanzas

Words

Awake, my soul! stretch every nerve,And press with vigor on;A heavenly race demands thy zeal,And an immortal crown.

'Tis God's all-animating voice,That calls thee from on high;'Tis he whose hand presents the prizeTo thine aspiring eye.

A cloud of witnesses aroundHold thee in full survey;Forget the steps already trod,And onward urge thy way.

Blest Saviour, introduced by thee,Our race have we begun;And, crowned with victory, at thy feetWe'll lay our trophies down.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «THE CHRISTIAN—WARFARE AND PILGRIMAGE.»; hymn number «598» (large), tune name «ARLINGTON. C. M.» centred over the music (condensed capitals), «THOMAS A. ARNE» at the right (capitals and small capitals; the last letter and the final point are blotted). Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «A-»: «1. A - wake, my soul! stretch ev - ery nerve, And press with vig - or on;» / «A heaven - ly race de - mands thy zeal, And an im - mor - tal crown.». The italic reference line «794, 354, 369.» (= the same words may be sung to the tunes of hymns 794, 354 or 369) stands under the music in the left column; stanzas 2–4 follow as text, numbered «2»–«4», with «Philip Doddridge.» in italics after stanza 4. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («soul !», «on ;», «high ;», «survey ;», «begun ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals («Saviour») are the print's.