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Text:Awake, My Tongue, Thy Tribute Bring
Author:John Needham, d. 1786
Tune:DUKE STREET
Composer (attributed to):John Hatton
Media:MIDI file

314. Awake, My Tongue, Thy Tribute Bring

1. Awake, my tongue, thy tribute bring
To Him who gave thee power to sing;
Praise Him who is all praise above,
The source of wisdom and of love.

2. How vast His knowledge, how profound!
A deep where all our thoughts are drowned;
The stars He numbers, and their names
He gives to all those heavenly flames.

3. Through each bright world above, behold
Ten thousand thousand charms unfold;
Earth, air, and mighty seas combine
To speak His wisdom all divine.

4. But in redemption, O what grace!
Its wonders, O what thought can trace!
Here, wisdom shines forever bright;
Praise Him, my soul, with sweet delight.

Text Information
First Line: Awake, my tongue, thy tribute bring
Title: Awake, My Tongue, Thy Tribute Bring
Author: John Needham, d. 1786
Meter: LM
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: DUKE STREET
Composer (attributed to): John Hatton (1793)
Meter: LM
Incipit: 13467 17655 55654
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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