Awake o Israel

Awake o Israel! Put off thy slumber,
and the truth, shall set you free!
For out of Zion comes thy Deliv'rer
in the year of jubilee.

For in the furnace of much affliction
I have chosen thee, behold.
And so for iron, I’ll give thee silver
and for brass, I’ll give thee gold.

Thou art my chosen, for I have sought
thee, thou art graven on my hand.
And I will gather all those that gather,
they shall come back to their land.

O, hallelujah, o, hallelujah,
hallelujah, praise the Lord.
O, hallelujah, o, hallelujah,
hallelujah, praise the Lord.

T&M: Merla Watson
© 1974, Gordon V. Thompson Ltd.