Awake, Ye Sleeping Souls, Awake

Awake

ye sleep­ing souls

awake

And hear the God of Is­ra­el speak;

His word is faith­ful

firm and true

Sinners

at­tend

He speaks to you.

Mercy and ven­geance in Me dwell

One lifts to Heav’n

one casts to hell;

My favor’s more than life

My wrath

Will burn be­yond the bounds of death.

Short is the space

and death must come

And af­ter death the day of doom

When quick and dead the Judge shall call

And deal their due de­serts to all.

Fixed in their ev­er­last­ing state

Could men re­pent

’twere then too late;

Justice has bolt­ed mer­cy’s door

And God’s long suf­fer­ing is no more.

’Tis now the Gos­pel mes­sage sent

Commands rep­ent­ance—now re­pent;

Wisely be warned to re­fuge run

Obey the Fa­ther

kiss the Son.

In Christ re­ceive the gift of God

Complete re­demp­tion thro’ His blood:

Mercy tri­umph­ant

sin for­giv’n

And ev­er­last­ing life in Heav’n.