9. Awake my soul, in joyful lays

1. Awake, my soul, in joyful lays

   And sing thy great Redeemer's praise;

   He justly claims a song from me;

   His lovingkindness, O how free!

2. He saw me ruined in the fall,

   Yet loved me notwithstanding all,

   He saved me from my lost estate;

   His lovingkindness, O how great!

3. When trouble, like a gloomy cloud,

   Has gathered thick and thundered loud,

   He near my soul has always stood;

   His lovingkindness, O how good!

4. Soon shall we mount and soar away

   To the bright realms of endless day;

   And sing, with rapture and surprise,

   His lovingkindness in the skies.