Awake, My Heart

Marshall, Jane (1924–2019)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Organ

Occasion:

Proper of Time → The Weeks in Ordinary Time → General Ordinary Time

Publication Information:
H. W. Gray — GCMR 02515 (1958)

Lyrics:

Awake my heart, and render
To God thy sure defender,
Thy Maker, thy preserver,
A Song of love and fervor.

Confirm my deeds and guide me:
My day, with thee beside me,
Beginning, middle, ending,
Will all be upward tending.

My heart shall be thy dwelling,
With joy and gladness swelling;
Thy word my nurture giv'n
To bring me on toward heaven.

Notes: Prize anthem of the American Guild of Organists, 1957. Also published for SAB voices
Submitted by: Anthony DiCello Added: Jun 9, 2022