{"slug": "wake-awake-for-night-is-flying", "title": "Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying", "first_line": "Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying", "author": "phillip-nicolai", "author_date": "1917", "translator": "catherine-winkworth", "translator_date": "1917", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Anticipation", "Cloud", "Fire", "God, As King"], "scripture": ["Psalm 87:1-7", "Isaiah 12:1-6", "Revelation 22:1-5"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:209; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1917).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "wake_awake_for_night_is_flying_winkworth", "total_instances": 224}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Wake, a -- wake, for night is fly -- ing; The watch -- men on the heights are cry -- ing: A -- wake, Je -- ru -- sa -- lem, at last! Mid -- night hears the wel -- come voic -- es And at the thril -- ling cry re -- joic -- es; Come forth, ye vir -- gins, night is past; The Bride -- groom comes, a -- wake; Your lamps with glad -- ness take; A -- lle -- lu -- ia! And for His mar -- riage feast pre -- pare For ye must go and meet Him there.", "prose": ["Wake, awake, for night is flying;", "The watchmen on the heights are crying:", "Awake, Jerusalem, at last!", "Midnight hears the welcome voices", "And at the thrilling cry rejoices;", "Come forth, ye virgins, night is past;", "The Bridegroom comes, awake;", "Your lamps with gladness take;", "Alleluia!", "And for His marriage feast prepare", "For ye must go and meet Him there."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Zi -- on hears the watch -- men sing -- ing, And all her heart with joy is spring -- ing; She wakes, she ris -- es from her gloom; For her Lord comes down all glo -- rious, The strong in grace, in truth vic -- tor -- ious. Her Star is ris'n, her Light is come. Ah come, Thou bless -- ed One, God's own be -- lov -- ed Son: A -- lle -- lu -- ia! We fol -- low till the halls we see Where Thou hast bid us sup with Thee", "prose": ["Zion hears the watchmen singing,", "And all her heart with joy is springing;", "She wakes, she rises from her gloom;", "For her Lord comes down all glorious,", "The strong in grace, in truth victorious.", "Her Star is ris'n, her Light is come.", "Ah come, Thou blessed One,", "God's own beloved Son:", "Alleluia!", "We follow till the halls we see", "Where Thou hast bid us sup with Thee"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Now let all the heav'ns a -- dore Thee, And saints and an -- gels sing be -- fore Thee, With harp and cym -- bal's clear -- est tone; Of one pearl each shin -- ing por -- tal, Where we are with the choir im -- mor -- tal Of an -- gels round Thy dazz -- ling throne; Nor eye hath seen, nor ear hath yet a -- ttained to hear What there is ours, but we re -- joice and sing to Thee Our hymn of joy e -- ter -- nal -- ly.", "prose": ["Now let all the heav'ns adore Thee,", "And saints and angels sing before Thee,", "With harp and cymbal's clearest tone;", "Of one pearl each shining portal,", "Where we are with the choir immortal", "Of angels round Thy dazzling throne;", "Nor eye hath seen, nor ear", "hath yet attained to hear", "What there is ours,", "but we rejoice and sing to Thee", "Our hymn of joy eternally."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}