Awake, Arise!
Hymn composed by
Eva Conley KendrickContextual information
“Awake, Arise!” is an uplifting, spirited hymn which celebrates the cycle of the seasons, the ebb and flow of human life, and the return of spring. This song is appropriate for any spring service, including Easter.
“Awake, Arise!” is an uplifting, spirited hymn which celebrates the cycle of the seasons, the ebb and flow of human life, and the return of spring. This song is appropriate for any spring service, including Easter.
Tune Name
[Awake, Arise]
Tune Name
Text Meter
Irregular
10.9.10.9
Song Composer
Eva Conley KendrickHymn Arranger
Composer Background information
Eva Conley Kendrick (she/her), a composer, vocalist and teaching artist in voice, has been the Director of Music at First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Medfield, MA since 2006. Her hymns and choral anthems have been performed by UU churches across the country. Eva’s compositions also include folk, opera, jazz, chamber music and musical theatre.
Lyricist Background information
Eva Conley Kendrick (she/her), a composer, vocalist and teaching artist in voice, has been the Director of Music at First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Medfield, MA since 2006. Her hymns and choral anthems have been performed by UU churches across the country. Eva’s compositions also include folk, opera, jazz, chamber music and musical theatre.
Arranger Background information
Lyrics
Under snow, the earth is renewing.
After frost, the flowers are blooming.
Over time and beyond doubt, all is new again.
After loss, our hearts are grieving.
Under scars, our souls are healing.
Over time and beyond doubt, all is new again.
[Chorus:]
Listen and you’ll hear the call, rising over all...
Awake! Arise again! Renew! Revive again!
Return, oh, return again!
Always changing, always saying,
“All us new again!”
Under ice, the river still flows.
In the winter, saplings still grow.
Over time and beyond doubt, all is new again.
Through our trials, hope is alive.
In the dark, the sun will rise.
Over time and beyond doubt, all is new again.
[Chorus]
In this wheel, we spin our lives.
Through the seasons, love ever thrives.
Over time and beyond doubt, all is new again.
Robins, singing, herald the spring,
Bringing joy to everything.
Over time and beyond doubt, all is new again.
[Chorus]
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