AWAKE (O CHILDREN OF THE LIGHT)

LYRICS

Awake O sleeper
Christ will shine on you
Arise from darkness
He will make you new
Jesus will have mercy, mercy

Keep your eyes on Jesus, the everlasting light
Even in the darkness, we're always in his sight
Lift up your heads, awake, awake
O children of the light

Keep watch, O children,
Christ will strengthen you
Delight in wisdom
Hold fast to what is true
Jesus will have mercy, mercy

Keep your eyes on Jesus, the everlasting light
Even in the darkness, we're always in his sight
Lift up your heads, awake, awake
O children of the light

Our king of glory will come to make everything right
So shine like the sons and the daughters who dwell in the light
Our king of glory will come to make everything right
So shine like the sons and the daughters who dwell in the light

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  • “Awake” draws from the language of Ephesians, where Paul calls the Church to walk as children of light. “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” This is not merely a call to moral effort. It is a call to live in the light of what Christ has already done.

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  • from The Resting Place, released Fall 2026

    Writers: Justin Carlson, Natalie Schlabs, Rachel Wilhelm