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The Army and Navy Hymnal
edited by Henry Augustine Smith
Awake, My Soul, Stretch Every Nerve by Philip Doddridge
(Christmas by George Frideric Handel)
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The tune is from Handel's 1728 opera Siroe; Lowell Mason adapted it for use as a hymn tune for the Christmas hymn "While shepherds watched their flocks by night" in 1821.

1873168The Army and Navy Hymnal — Awake, My Soul, Stretch Every NerveHenry Augustine SmithPhilip Doddridge
(Christmas by George Frideric Handel)

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134 Awake, My Soul, Stretch Every Nerve
(CHRISTMAS. C. M.)
Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751 George Friedrich Handel, 1728
 
  1. Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve, And press with vigor on!
    A heavenly race demands thy zeal,
    And an immortal crown, And an immortal crown,
  2. A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey ;
    Forget the steps already trod,
    And onward urge thy way, And onward urge thy way.
  3. Tis God's all animating voice That calls thee from on high;
    Tis his own hand presents the prize To thine aspiring eye,
    To thine aspiring eye.
  4. Blest Saviour, introduced by thee, Havel my race be-gun;
    And,crowned with victory, at thy feet
    I'll lay my honors down, I'll lay my honors down. Amen

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