Hymns (1948, 1979),
no. 268
O Awake! My Slumbering Minstrel (Choir)
O Awake! My Slumbering Minstrel (Choir)
1. O awake! my slumbering minstrel,Let my harp forget its spell;Say, O say, in sweetest accents,Zion prospers; all is well;Zion prospers; Zion prospers;Zion prospers; all is well.
2. Strike a chord unknown to sadness,Strike and let its numbers tellIn celestial tones of gladness,Zion prospers; all is well;Zion prospers; Zion prospers;Zion prospers; all is well.
3. Zion’s welfare is my portion,And I feel my bosom swellWith a warm, divine emotionWhen she prospers; all is well;When she prospers; When she prospers;When she prospers; all is well.
4. Zion, lo, thy day is dawning,Though the darksome shadows swell,Faith and hope prelude the morning;Thou art prospering; all is well;Thou art prospering; Thou art prospering.Thou art prospering; all is well.
5. Thy swift messengers are treadingThe high courts where princes dwell,And thy glorious light is spreading;Zion prospers; all is well;Zion prospers; Zion prospers;Zion prospers; all is well.