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Thread #37976   Message #540675
Posted By: GUEST,genie
03-Sep-01 - 07:33 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Be Thou My Vision alternative lyrics
Subject: Lyr Add: WAKE NOW MY SENSES (J. S. Mickelson)
Joe, Your lyrics are right (except for one typo), but you have the verses out of sequence and one is missing. Here's what my hymnal has:

WAKE NOW MY SENSES
Music: Traditional Irish / Slane - Be Thou My Vision
Lyrics are by Thomas J. S. Mickelson , 1936-

Wake, now, my senses and hear the earth call,
Feel the deep power of being in all;
Keep, with the web of creation your vow,
Giving, receiving, as love shows us how.

Wake, now, my reason, reach out to the new;
Join with each pilgrim who quests for the true;
Honor the beauty and wisdom of time;
Suffer thy limit, and praise the sublime.

Wake, now, compassion, give heed to the cry;
Voices of suffering fill the wide sky;
Take as your neighbor both stranger and friend,
Praying and striving their hardship to end.

Wake, now, my conscience, with justice thy guide;
Join with all people whose rights are denied;
Take not for granted a privileged place;
God's love embraces the whole human race.

Wake, now, my vision of ministry clear;
Brighten my pathway with radiance here;
Mingle my calling with all who will share;
Work toward a planet transformed by our care.