Reliance Lyrics

Title: Reliance
Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymns     Meter: 10 10. 10 10

Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard
Published: Tune: Re­li­ance (Wes­ley), in W. L.’s Col­lect­ion of Tunes, 1719; ar­ranged by Sam­u­el S. Wes­ley in the Eur­o­pe­an Psalm­ist, 1872; Lyrics: Hen­ry Twells, Hymns and Other Stray Vers­es, 1901.

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External websites:

Cyber Hymnal™ entry for Reliance:

http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/a/o/l/aolaitol.htm

Original text and translations

English text

1.

Awake, O Lord, as in the time of old!

Come, Holy Spirit, in Thy power and might;

For lack of Thee our hearts are strangely cold,

Our minds but blindly groping towards the light.

2.

Doubts are abroad: make Thou these doubts to cease!

Fears are within: set Thou these fears at rest!

Strife is among us: melt that strife to peace!

Change marches onward: may all change blest!

3.

Make us to be what we profess to be;

Let prayer be prayer, and praise be heartfelt praise;

From unreality, O set us free,

And let our words be echoed by our ways.

4.

Turn us, good Lord, and so shall we be turned:

Let every passion grieving Thee be stilled:

Then shall our race be won, our guerdon earned,

Our Master looked on, and our joy fulfilled.

Lyrics: Hen­ry Twells, Hymns and Other Stray Vers­es, 1901.