Awake, O Ye People!
Author: William W. Phelps
Composer: Varies by tune (see below)
Languages (3)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- English: Awake, O Ye People!
- Korean: 깨어나라 구주가 다시 오시리
- Portuguese: Alerta, ó povos
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Most common tunes for “Awake, O Ye People!”
This chart shows the tunes that are paired with this text most frequently, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If the text appears with the same tune in multiple editions or translations of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once.
Appearances of “Awake, O Ye People!” over time
This timeline shows which tunes have been used with this text over time, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1834 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: The Evening and the Morning Star (1832–1834), Apr 1834.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Awake! O ye people, the Savior is coming; He’ll suddenly come to his temple, we hear; Repentance is needed of all that are living, To gain them a lot of inheritance near. Today will soon pass and that unknown tomorrow May leave many souls in a more dreadful state Than came by the flood, or that fell on Gomorrah— Yea, weeping and wailing when grief is too late.
2. Be ready, O islands, the Savior is coming; He’ll bring again Zion, the prophets declare; Repent of your sins, and have faith in redemption, To gain you a lot of inheritance there. A voice to the nations in season is given, Prepare, oh, prepare for the kingdom’s new birth, To all the elect from the four winds of heaven; For Jesus is coming to reign upon earth.