Wake, awake, for night is flying

From Oremus Hymnal

Wake, awake, for night is flying;
the watchmen on the heights are crying:
awake, Jerusalem, at last!
Midnight hears the welcome voices
and at the thrilling cry rejoices;
come forth, ye virgins, night is past;
the Bridegroom comes, awake;
your lamps with gladness take;
Hallelujah!
And for his marriage feast prepare
for ye must go and meet him there.

Zion hears the watchmen singing,
and all her heart with joy is springing;
she wakes, she rises from her gloom;
for her Lord comes down all glorious,
the strong in grace, in truth victorious.
her Star is risen, her Light is come.
Ah come, thou blessèd One,
God's own belovèd Son;
Hallelujah!
We follow till the halls we see
where thou hast bid us sup with thee.

Now let all the heavens adore thee,
and men and angels sing before thee,
with harp and cymbal's clearest tone;
of one pearl each shining portal,
where we are with the choir immortal
of angels round thy dazzling throne;
nor eye hath seen,
nor ear hath yet attained to hear
what there is ours,
but we rejoice and sing to thee
our hymn of joy eternally.

Author

Philipp Nicolai (1556-1608), 1597;
trans. Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878), 1858

Meter

898 898 66 4 88

Sources

Church Hymns with Tunes, 1874 #538 Wachet auf
Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland), 1874 #501 Wachet auf
The Church Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, 1892 (Darlington) #040 Wachet auf
The Church Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, 1892 (Parker) #040 Wachet auf
The Church Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, 1892 (Hutchins) #040 Wachet auf, Wake awake (Thorne)
The Church Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, 1892 (Tucker & Rousseau) #040 Wachet auf, Wake awake (Thorne)
The Church Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, 1892 (Helfenstein) #040 Wachet auf
The Church Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, 1892 (Messiter) #040 Wachet auf, Wake awake (Thorne)
The Hymnal 1916 #062 Wachet auf
Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland), 1919 #077 Wachet auf
Church Hymnal Revised, 1920 (Hutchins) #039 Wachet auf
Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition, 1931 #687 Wachet auf
The Hymnal 1940 #003 Wachet auf
The Australian Hymn Book / With One Voice, 1977 #195 Wachet auf
The Hymnal 1982 #061 Wachet auf (Nicolai)
The Hymnal 1982 #062 Wachet auf
Hymns Old & New, New Anglican Edition, 1996 #529 Wachet auf
Together in Song: The Australian Hymn Book II, 1999 #266 Wachet auf