Awake! Arise! put on thy strength,
In beau­te­ous gar­ments clothe thee now.
From death and dark­ness rise at length,
With star­ry crown ad­orn thy brow,
From dust and ash­es rise to joy,
Let songs of praise thy lips em­ploy.

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Behold the Lord shall com­fort Zi­on with end­less joy.
And all His people shall in praise their time em­ploy.

Awake! arise, and shine in light,
No dark­ness now en­shrouds thy feet;
With smiles, and glad­ness and delight,
Thy Lord and roy­al Mas­ter meet;
In ma­jes­ty and hon­or rise—
Behold, the morn­ing gilds the skies.

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Break forth and sing de­light­ful strains,
For God has heard thy con­trite pray­er;
The balm of Gi­lead soothes thy pains,
For thee Je­ho­vah’s arm is bare.
The watch­man lifts his voice and sings,
While God His own to Zi­on brings.

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Depart, de­part, and leave thy sin,
Nor go by haste, nor leave by flight,
For God His own shall wel­come in,
For thee the Lord of hosts shall fight;
Break forth and sing, O de­sert place,
The King of Zi­on comes to bless.

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