Common Tune

Hymn

Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying

WACHET AUF · 8.7.8.7.D · words Philipp Nicolai · music Philipp Nicolai

Setting: Johann Sebastian Bach · Open Hymnal

Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying saints all watch and her men Thee, ing, ing; And And The an heart on gels with the all hears wake, the the for 3. Now 2. Zi 1. Wake, let on a dore sing fly night watch heav'ns is men a sa es bal's clear from lem, and she Je cym ris ru tone; gloom; last! est her at cry be fore spring is are sing joy heights With She A harp wakes, wake, Thee, ing; ing: we strong at are in the tal, rious, es The Where And with grace, thril the in ling pearl Lord hears comes the one her night each Of For Mid por glo voic ing come shin down wel all gins, her dazz Light night Thy ye is ris'n, vir round gels throne; come. past; ling is is im mor tor joic vic re choir truth cry Of Her Come an Star forth, tal ious. es; take; Son: hear What A A glad lov ttained with be a ness ed to there lle lle ia! ia! ours, lu lu is groom Thou hath comes, bless seen, The Ah Nor Bride come, eye Your God's hath lamps own yet a ed nor ear One, wake; joy bid go e and us ye Thou hymn must hast of meet sup ter there. Thee ly. Him with nal re His low riage the and till mar joice And We but for fol we pare see Thee pre we to For Where Our sing halls feast Philipp Nicolai, 1917 WACHET AUF 8.7.8.7.D Philipp Nicolai, 1917
Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying saints all watch and her men Thee, ing, ing; And And The an heart on gels with the all hears wake, the the for 3. Now 2. Zi 1. Wake, let on a dore sing fly night watch heav'ns is men a sa es bal's clear from lem, and she Je cym ris ru tone; gloom; last! est her at cry be fore spring is are sing joy heights With She A harp wakes, wake, Thee, ing; ing: we strong at are in the tal, rious, es The Where And with grace, thril the in ling pearl Lord hears comes the one her night each Of For Mid por glo voic ing come shin down wel all gins, her dazz Light night Thy ye is ris'n, vir round gels throne; come. past; ling is is im mor tor joic vic re choir truth cry Of Her Come an Star forth, tal ious. es; take; Son: hear What A A glad lov ttained with be a ness ed to there lle lle ia! ia! ours, lu lu is groom Thou hath comes, bless seen, The Ah Nor Bride come, eye Your God's hath lamps own yet a ed nor ear One, wake; joy bid go e and us ye Thou hymn must hast of meet sup ter there. Thee ly. Him with nal re His low riage the and till mar joice And We but for fol we pare see Thee pre we to For Where Our sing halls feast Philipp Nicolai, 1917 WACHET AUF 8.7.8.7.D Philipp Nicolai, 1917

1.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.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.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.

Same meter but needs editorial underlay: AUSTRIAN HYMN, BRADBURY, CONVERSE, EBENEZER, ELLESDIE, GALILEAN, HYFRYDOL, HYMN TO JOY, IN BABILONE, NETTLETON, REX GLORIAE, RUSTINGTON.

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