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==General Information==
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''West End''<br>
'''Title:''' ''West End''<br>
{{FirstLine|Awake, our souls; away, our fears}}
{{Composer|Oliver Holden}}
{{Composer|Oliver Holden}}
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}}
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}}
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{{Published|1793}}
{{Published|1793}}


'''Description:''' First published in Holden 1793, Volume 1, pp. 117-120. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, Book 1, Hymn 43.  Holden uses all five stanzas of Watts' poem in this composition.
'''Description:''' First published in Holden 1793, Volume 1, pp. 117-120. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, Book 1, Hymn 48.  Holden uses all five stanzas of Watts' poem in this composition.


'''External websites:'''  
'''External websites:'''  


==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
{{Text|English|
{{LinkText|Awake, our souls; away, our fears}}
Awake, our souls; away, our fears,
Let every trembling thought begone;
Awake, and run the heavenly race,
And put a cheerful courage on.
 
True, 'tis a strait and thorny road,
And mortal spirits tire and faint;
But they forget the mighty God,
That feeds the strength of every saint.
 
Thee, mighty God! whose matchless power
Is ever new and ever young,
And firm endures, while endless years
Their everlasting circles run.
 
From Thee, the overflowing spring,
Our souls shall drink a fresh supply,
While such as trust their native strength
Shall melt away, and droop, and die.
 
Swift as an eagle cuts the air,
We'll mount aloft to thine abode
On wings of love our souls shall fly,
Nor tire amidst the heavenly road.}}


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Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-11-01).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 58 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Transcribed from The Union Harmony, 1793.

General Information

Title: West End
First Line: Awake, our souls; away, our fears
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Anthem   Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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Description: First published in Holden 1793, Volume 1, pp. 117-120. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, Book 1, Hymn 48. Holden uses all five stanzas of Watts' poem in this composition.

External websites:

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Awake, our souls; away, our fears.

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