Awake my zeal, awake my love

Verse 1

Awake my zeal, awake my love, And serve my Saviour here below, In works which all the saints above, Which holy angels cannot do.

Verse 2

My faith and hope may see the Lord, Though veils of darkness lie between; Hope shall rest firm upon his word, And faith rejoice in things unseen.

Verse 3

Awake my charity, and feed The hungry soul and clothe the poor; In heaven are found no sons of need, There all these duties are no more.

Verse 4

Subdue thy passions, O my soul Maintain the fight, the work pursue, Daily thy rising sins control, And be thy victories ever new.

Verse 5

The land of triumph lies on high, There are no fields of battle there, Lord I would conquer till I die, And finish all the glorious war.

Verse 6

Let every flying hour confess I gain thy gospel fresh renown; And when my life and labors cease, May I possess the promised crown.