258. Awake, our souls! away, our fears
Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
A free rendering of Isaiah 40:28-31.
The hymn is from Watts’ Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707, where it is headed, “The Christian Race.”
For comments on Isaac Watts see [Hymn 11].
MUSIC. SAMSON. This tune is an adaptation, a very considerable one, from Chorus 31: “Then round about the starry throne,” in Handel’s oratorio, Samson. The tune is taken from various parts of the chorus.
For comments on Handel see [Hymn 70].