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Awake, our souls, away, our fears The Christian race, Isa. 40. 28-31

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 48, under Isaiah 40:28–31.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 48

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 5 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Isaiah 40:28–31 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 5 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.

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AMONG THE SCRIPTURES

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STANZA I

Awake, our souls, away, our fears

Awake, our souls, away, our fears,

Let every trembling thought be gone;

Awake and run the heavenly race,

And put a cheerful courage on.

Where Watts found it

Watts printed the hymn under Isaiah 40:28–31. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

28Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out. 29He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. 30Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. 31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. ISAIAH 40:28–31 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ ISAIAH 40

Swift as an eagle cuts the air We'll mount aloft to thine abode, On wings of love our souls shall fly, Nor tire amidst the heavenly road. STANZA V

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 48. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 48 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Awake, our souls, away, our fears

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