Misc Praise Songs – Awake My Heart With Gladness (Guitar Acoustic)

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See what today is done

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Now, after gloom and sadness,

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Comes forth the glorious Sun.

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My Savior there was laid

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Where our bed must be made

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When to the realms of light

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Our spirit wings it's flight.

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The foe in triumph shouted

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When Christ lay in the tomb

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But, lo, He now is routed,

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His boast is turned to gloom.

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For Christ again is free

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In glorious victory

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He Who is strong to save

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Has triumphed o'er the grave.

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This is a sight that gladdens

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What peace it doth impart.

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Now nothing ever saddens

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The joy within my heart.

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No gloom shall ever shake,

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No foe shall ever take,

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The hope which God's own Son

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In love for me hath won.

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Now hell, its prince, the devil

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Of all their powers are shorn

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Now I am safe from evil,

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And sin I laugh to scorn.

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Grim Death with all his might

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Cannot my soul affright

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He is a powerless form,

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How er he rave and storm.

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The world against me rageth

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Its fury I disdain

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Though bitter war it wageth

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Its work is all in vain.

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My heart from care is free,

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No trouble troubles me.

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Misfortune now is play

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And night is bright as day.

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Now I will cling forever

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To Christ, my Savior true

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My Lord will leave me never,

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Whate'er He passeth through.

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He rends Death's iron chain,

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He breaks through sin and pain,

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He shatters hell's dark thrall,

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I follow Him through all.

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To halls of heavenly splendor

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With Him I penetrate

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And trouble ne er may hinder

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Nor make me hesitate.

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Let tempests rage at will,

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My Savior shields me still

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He grants abiding peace

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And bids all tumult cease.

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He brings me to the portal

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That leads to bliss untold,

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Whereon this rhyme immortal

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Is found in script of gold

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"Who there my cross hath shared

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Finds here a crown prepared

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Who there with me hath died

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Shall here be glorified."