Awake! Awake, and Greet the New Morn Lyrics

Awake! Awake, and greet the new morn

For angels herald its dawning

Sing out your joy, for soon he is born

Behold! the Child of our longing

Come as a baby weak and poor

To bring all hearts together

He opens wide the heav'nly door

And lives now inside us forever

To us, to all in sorrow and fear

Emmanuel comes a-singing

His humble song is quiet and near

Yet fills the earth with its ringing

Music to heal the broken soul

And hymns of loving kindness

The thunder of his anthems roll

To shatter all hatred and blindness

In darkest night his coming shall be

When all the world is despairing

As morning light so quiet and free

So warm and gentle and caring

Then shall the mute break forth in song

The lame shall leap in wonder

The weak be raised above the strong

And weapons be broken asunder

Rejoice, rejoice, take heart in the night

Though dark the winter and cheerless

The rising sun shall crown you with light

Be strong and loving and fearless

Love be our song and love our prayer

And love our endless story

May God fill ev'ry day we share

And bring us at last into glory