Hymns (1948),
no. 268
O Awake! My Slumb’ring Minstrel
O Awake! My Slumb’ring Minstrel
1. O awake! my slumb’ring 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, the day is dawning,Though the darksome shadows swell,Faith and hope prelude the morning;Thou art prosp’ring; all is well;Thou art prosp’ring; Thou art prosp’ring;Thou art prosp’ring; all is well.
5. Thy swift messengers are treadingThy 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.