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| AWAKE, oh Israel! and hear | |
| That thy Redemption draweth near; | |
| Arise ye mourners! God hath sent | |
| Fulfilment of His covenant! | |
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| It cometh not by war’s decrees | 5 |
| And blood of martyrs broad as seas; | |
| The deeper purposes of God | |
| We learn in kindness, not by rod. | |
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| Within yourself, O Israel! | |
| Deliverance cometh—heed this wail! | 10 |
| Then cease thy groans; Be men! Be men! | |
| And God will send Redemption then. | |
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| What slave was freed, who loved his yoke? | |
| Thou canst not rise with spirits broke. | |
| God’s beloved art thou still, | 15 |
| O Israel, obey his will. | |
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| And even now His chosen seed | |
| Shall reap those blessings long decreed. | |
| Be worthy then—your God shall see | |
| And His Redemption send to thee. | 20 |
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| Honor the God thy fathers loved | |
| And love the God thy fathers praised; | |
| Then Israel, thou’lt rise again | |
| A people honored by all men. | |
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