Harp, Awake! Tell Out the Story

Harp

awake! tell out the sto­ry

Of our love and joy and praise;

Lute

awake! awake our glo­ry!

Join a thank­ful song to raise!

Join we

breth­ren faith­ful-heart­ed

Lift the so­lemn voice again

O’er an­oth­er year de­part­ed

Of our three­score years and ten!

Lo! a theme for deep­est sad­ness

In our­selves with sin de­filed;

Lo! a theme for ho­li­est glad­ness

In our Fa­ther re­con­ciled!

In the dust we bend be­fore Thee

Lord of sin­less hosts ab­ove;

Yet in low­li­est joy ad­ore Thee

God of mer­cy

grace

and love!

Gracious Sav­ior! Thou hast length­ened

And hast blest our mor­tal span

And in our weak hearts hast strength­ened

What Thy grace alone be­gan!

Still

when dan­ger shall be­tide us

Be Thy warn­ing whis­per heard;

Keep us at Thy feet

and guide us

By Thy Spir­it and Thy Word!

Let Thy fa­vor and Thy bless­ing

Crown the year we now be­gin;

Let us all

Thy strength pos­sess­ing

Grow in grace

and van­quish sin!

Storms are round us

hearts are quail­ing

Signs in heav’n and earth and sea;

But

when heav’n and earth are fail­ing

Savior! we will trust in Thee!