From the German of Gellert.
Erinnre dich, mein Geist, erfreut
Des hohen Tags der Herrlichkeit; &c.
AWAKE, my soul, and hail the day
On which thy Saviour, Christ, arose,
And vanquishing fell Death’s array,
Led captive all thy mightiest foes!
Yes, O my soul, I say, rejoice
As if thou did’st thy Saviour see.
As if thou heard’st his gracious voice
Saying, “My peace be still with thee.”
He is the God who was and is,
And whose dominion knows no end;
But though he dwells in heavenly bliss,
He is thy never-failing friend.
He calls thee from the depths of woe,
To glory, honour and renown;
He calls thee from a cross below,
To wear with him a heavenly crown!
To sin then learn from him to die,
And in affliction’s darkest hour,
Still, O my soul, on him rely –
His is the kingdom and the power.
Yea! with the just in bliss to dwell
For ay around his glorious throne,
Truly thou might’st relinquish well
This fleeting world without a groan.
(John Dunmore Lang)
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