The phrase "sleeper" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
sleeper
...Nevermore to die again.
Wakened is the heav’nly Sleeper:
Earth casts out her mighty dead;...
Nevermore to die again.
Wakened is the heav’nly Sleeper:
Earth casts out her mighty dead;
...The willing gleaner’s hand,
Rouse ye, O sleepers!
Ye are needed as reapers!...
The willing gleaner’s hand,
Rouse ye, O sleepers!
Ye are needed as reapers!
...The willing gleaner’s hand,
Rouse ye, O sleepers!
Ye are needed as reapers!...
The willing gleaner’s hand,
Rouse ye, O sleepers!
Ye are needed as reapers!
...Invades thy bounds, no mortal woes,
Can reach the lovely sleeper here,
And angels watch her soft repose;...
Invades thy bounds, no mortal woes,
Can reach the lovely sleeper here,
And angels watch her soft repose;
...God is gracious, but know you not,
Foolish sleepers will be forgot!
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God is gracious, but know you not,
Foolish sleepers will be forgot!
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...And set us free.
Raise up Thy holy sleepers,
And change Thy saints on earth,...
And set us free.
Raise up Thy holy sleepers,
And change Thy saints on earth,
...When are banished all our fears,
When the sleepers from the tomb,
With the watchers reach their home....
When are banished all our fears,
When the sleepers from the tomb,
With the watchers reach their home.
...start
Little sleeper, Christ has taken
You to dwell with Him on high;...
start
Little sleeper, Christ has taken
You to dwell with Him on high;
...Knocking and saying, Let Me come in.
Rouse, then, ye sleeper, and open the door,
For Jesus has power to save....
Knocking and saying, Let Me come in.
Rouse, then, ye sleeper, and open the door,
For Jesus has power to save.
...Soon shall the trumpet’s golden, awful sounding,
Wake sleepers all to meet the coming Host;
Hark! even now the hills are all resounding...
Soon shall the trumpet’s golden, awful sounding,
Wake sleepers all to meet the coming Host;
Hark! even now the hills are all resounding
...Ere thy last sleep begin!
O Christ, the sleeper’s slumbers break,
Burst Thou the bands of sin!...
Ere thy last sleep begin!
O Christ, the sleeper’s slumbers break,
Burst Thou the bands of sin!
...Of the labor and the yield?
Rouse ye, then, O sleepers,
Join the happy reapers;...
Of the labor and the yield?
Rouse ye, then, O sleepers,
Join the happy reapers;
...Of the labor and the yield?
Rouse ye, then, O sleepers,
Join the happy reapers;...
Of the labor and the yield?
Rouse ye, then, O sleepers,
Join the happy reapers;
...Nor let the Lord depart.
Arouse, arouse the sleeper,
The risen Lord to greet,...
Nor let the Lord depart.
Arouse, arouse the sleeper,
The risen Lord to greet,
...O think on death, on judgment think;
What mean’st thou, sleeper? Wake!
Soon shall the Lord Himself descend,...
O think on death, on judgment think;
What mean’st thou, sleeper? Wake!
Soon shall the Lord Himself descend,
...Telling that the Christ is nigh,
In a tone to rouse the sleeper.
By their maker’s coming feet...
Telling that the Christ is nigh,
In a tone to rouse the sleeper.
By their maker’s coming feet
...Who wipes all tears away,
We trust our blessèd sleepers,
And wait, and love and pray....
Who wipes all tears away,
We trust our blessèd sleepers,
And wait, and love and pray.
...The homage that a world hath owed.
Oh, world of sleepers, lift your head.
Today, anew, the word is sped...
The homage that a world hath owed.
Oh, world of sleepers, lift your head.
Today, anew, the word is sped
...Breaks the silence of the night.
Wake, O sleeper! Wake right early!
Herald angels sing to thee,...
Breaks the silence of the night.
Wake, O sleeper! Wake right early!
Herald angels sing to thee,
...Soldiers in armor, grim Roman soldiers,
Watch o’er a sleeper, guarding Him well.
Over Judea lately He trod...
Soldiers in armor, grim Roman soldiers,
Watch o’er a sleeper, guarding Him well.
Over Judea lately He trod
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