Awake, O Lord, As in the Time of Old! (EN 2567)

EN 2567

Awake, O Lord, As in the Time of Old!

Lam.5.21

Awake, O Lord, as in the time of old!

Come, Holy Spirit, in Thy power and might;

For lack of Thee our hearts are strangely cold,

Our minds but blindly groping towards the light.

Doubts are abroad: make Thou these doubts to cease!

Fears are within: set Thou these fears at rest!

Strife is among us: melt that strife to peace!

Change marches onward: may all change blest!

Make us to be what we profess to be;

Let prayer be prayer, and praise be heartfelt praise;

From unreality, O set us free,

And let our words be echoed by our ways.

Turn us, good Lord, and so shall we be turned:

Let every passion grieving Thee be stilled:

Then shall our race be won, our guerdon earned,

Our Master looked on, and our joy fulfilled.