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Awake, my heart, arise, my tongue Spiritual apparel; namely, the robe of righteousness, and garments of salvation, Isa. 61. 10

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 20, under Isaiah 61:10.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 20

METRE

Common Metre 8.6.8.6 · 6 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Isaiah 61:10 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 6 stanzas as Watts printed them, with the verses their lines echo beside them. Point at a line to join it to its verse; click to read the passage.

SHARED WORDSthe verse shares the line's wording ECHOproposed by an AI model, confirmed by a separate check Not the author's own notes

Where Watts found it

Watts printed the hymn under Isaiah 61:10. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. ISAIAH 61:10 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ ISAIAH 61

'Tis he adorn'd my naked soul, And made salvation mine, Upon a poor polluted worm He makes his graces shine. STANZA II

Its place in the book

Book I of the hymn book, “Collected from the Holy Scriptures”, holds these hymns in this order: 179 hymns. This is number 20. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 20 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Awake, my heart, arise, my tongue

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