Awake, Thou Spirit, Who Didst Fire

Awake

Thou Spir­it

who didst fire

The watch­men of the Church’s youth

Who faced the foe’s en­ven­omed ire

Who wit­nessed day and night Thy truth

Whose voic­es loud are ring­ing still

And bring­ing hosts to know Thy will!

Lord

let our ear­nest pray­ers be heard

The pray­er Thy Son hath bid us pray;

For lo

Thy child­ren’s hearts are stirred

In ev­ery land in this our day

To cry with fer­vent soul to Thee

Oh

help us

Lord! So let it be!

Oh

haste to help ere we are lost!

Send preach­ers forth

in spir­it strong

Armed with Thy Word

a daunt­less host

Bold to at­tack the rule of wrong;

Let them the earth for Thee re­claim

Thy her­it­age

to know Thy name.

And let Thy Word have speedy course

Through ev­ery land be glo­ri­fied

Till all the hea­then know its force

And fill Thy church­es far and wide.

Oh

spread the con­quest of Thy Word

And let Thy king­dom come

dear Lord!