609 Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying C Am

609 Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying
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wake, for night is fly
ing,”
hears the watch men sing ing,
all
the heav’ns a dore Thee,
The watch men on the
And in her heart with
Let men and an gels
heights are cry ing;
joy
is spring ing;
sing be fore Thee,
“A wake, Je ru sa lem, a
She wakes, she ris es from her
With harp and cym bal’s clear est
rise!” Mid night
gloom; For her
tone.
Of one
hears the
wel come voic es
And
at the thrill ing cry re joic es:
Lord comes down all– glo rious,
The strong in grace, in truth vic to rious,
pearl each shin ing por tal, Where, dwell ing with the choir im mor tal,
“Oh, where are ye, ye vir gins wise? The Bride groom comes, a wake!
Her Star is ris’n, her Light has come. “Now come, Thou Bless ed One,
vi
sion
We gath er round Thy ra diant throne. No
ev er brought,
Your lamps with glad ness take!
Lord Je
sus, God’s own Son.
ear hath ev
No
er caught,
Your selves pre pare
We an swer all
ter nal ly
E
Hal
le
lu jah! With bri dal care
Hail! Ho san na! The joy ful call
Such great glo ry; There fore will we
To meet the Bride groom, who is near.”
And fol low to
the nup tial hall.”
Sing hymns of praise and joy
to Thee!
Piano and Guitar Chords © 2010, Lutheran Music—www.LutheranMusic.com
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Purchased product includes all chords; online demo shows first five chords only.
WACHET AUF (A)
Transposed for E Instruments
Psalm 49:4
I will turn my ear to a proverb; with
the harp I will expound my riddle: (NIV)
Piano and Guitar Chords © 2010, Lutheran Music—www.LutheranMusic.com
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WACHET AUF (D)
Transposed for B Instruments
Transposed melody available in purchased product; omitted in online demo.
Hymn #609: Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying
Text: Philipp Nicolai, 1556-1608
The Lutheran Hymnal
Tune: Philipp Nicolai, 1556-1608, alt.
Public Domain
Public Domain
Piano and Guitar Chords © 2010, Lutheran Music—www.LutheranMusic.com