Awake, O Sleeper, Rise from Death (#915)
Verse 1
Awake, O sleeper, rise from death,
And Christ shall give you light,
So learn his love, its length and breadth,
Its fullness, depth, and height.
Verse 2
To us on earth Christ came to bring
From sin and fear release,
To give the Spirit’s unity,
The very bond of peace.
Verse 3
There is one body and one hope,
One Spirit and one call,
One Lord, one faith, and one baptism,
One Father of us all.
Verse 4
Then walk in love as Christ has loved,
Who died that he might save;
With kind and gentle hearts forgive
As God in Christ forgave.
Verse 5
For us Christ lived, for us he died
And conquered in the strife.
Awake, arise, go forth in faith,
And Christ shall give you life.
Text: Ephesians 3-5; F. Bland Tucker, 1895-1984, © 1980, Augsburg Fortress
Tune: AZMON, CM; Carl G. Gläser, 1784-1829; harm. By Lowell Mason, 1792-1872