{"slug": "christians-awake-salute-the-happy-morn", "title": "Christians, Awake, Salute the Happy Morn", "first_line": "Christians, awake, salute the happy morn", "author": "john-byrom", "author_date": "1745", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Christmas", "Nativity", "Incarnation"], "scripture": "Luke 2:8-9", "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "John Byrom (1692-1763), Christians, Awake, Salute the Happy Morn (originally Christmas Day for Dolly), written 1745, first published in Harrop's Manchester Mercury, 1746. Text from The Cyber Hymnal. All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Chris -- tians, a -- wake, sa -- lute the hap -- py morn Where -- on the Sav -- ior of the world was born Rise to a -- dore the mys -- ter -- y of love Which hosts of an -- gels chant -- ed from a -- bove With them the joy -- ful tid -- ings first be -- gun Of God in -- car -- nate and the vir -- gin's son", "prose": ["Christians, awake, salute the happy morn", "Whereon the Savior of the world was born.", "Rise to adore the mystery of love", "Which hosts of angels chanted from above,", "With them the joyful tidings first begun", "Of God incarnate and the virgin's son."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Then to the watch -- ful shep -- herds it was told Who heard th'an -- gel -- ic her -- ald's voice, Be -- hold I bring good tid -- ings of a Sav -- ior's birth To you and all the na -- tions of the earth This day hath God ful -- filled His prom -- ised Word This day is born a Sav -- ior, Christ the Lord", "prose": ["Then to the watchful shepherds it was told,", "Who heard th'angelic herald's voice, Behold,", "I bring good tidings of a Savior's birth", "To you and all the nations of the earth;", "This day hath God fulfilled His promised Word;", "This day is born a Savior, Christ the Lord."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "He spoke; and straight -- way the ce -- les -- tial choir In hymns of joy, un -- known be -- fore, con -- spire The prais -- es of re -- deem -- ing love they sang And Heav'n's whole orb with al -- le -- lu -- ias rang God's high -- est glo -- ry was their an -- them still Peace on the earth and un -- to men good will", "prose": ["He spoke; and straightway the celestial choir", "In hymns of joy, unknown before, conspire;", "The praises of redeeming love they sang,", "And Heav'n's whole orb with alleluias rang.", "God's highest glory was their anthem still,", "Peace on the earth and unto men good will."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "To Beth -- l'hem straight th'en -- light -- ened shep -- herds ran To see the won -- der God had wrought for man And found, with Jo -- seph and the bless -- \u00e8d maid Her son, the Sav -- ior, in a man -- ger laid Then to their flocks, still prais -- ing God, re -- turn And their glad hearts with ho -- ly rap -- ture burn", "prose": ["To Bethl'hem straight th'enlightened shepherds ran", "To see the wonder God had wrought for man", "And found, with Joseph and the bless\u00e8d maid,", "Her son, the Savior, in a manger laid;", "Then to their flocks, still praising God, return,", "And their glad hearts with holy rapture burn."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Like Ma -- ry let us pon -- der in our mind God's won -- drous love in sav -- ing lost man -- kind Trace we the Babe, who hath re -- trieved our loss From His poor man -- ger to His bit -- ter cross Tread in His steps, as -- sist -- ed by His grace Till man's first heav'n -- ly state a -- gain takes place", "prose": ["Like Mary let us ponder in our mind", "God's wondrous love in saving lost mankind!", "Trace we the Babe, who hath retrieved our loss,", "From His poor manger to His bitter cross,", "Tread in His steps, assisted by His grace,", "Till man's first heav'nly state again takes place."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Then may we hope, th'an -- gel -- ic hosts a -- mong To sing, re -- deemed, a glad tri -- um -- phal song He that was born up -- on this joy -- ful day A -- round us all His glo -- ry shall dis -- play Saved by His love, in -- ces -- sant -- ly we sing E -- ter -- nal praise to Heav'n's al -- might -- y king", "prose": ["Then may we hope, th'angelic hosts among,", "To sing, redeemed, a glad triumphal song.", "He that was born upon this joyful day", "Around us all His glory shall display.", "Saved by His love, incessantly we sing", "Eternal praise to Heav'n's almighty king."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}