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37: 117: 292: 267: 149:, and others. By the early 20th-century, it was almost entirely unknown to modern hymn-books except in the United States, having been superseded by "Awake, ye saints, awake, And hail", and others as a recast of the same in 4 stanzas (stanza iii. being the original with "and" for "while," 1. 3) made by 169:, 1858. In this case, the only alteration is "blest " for "bless'd " in stanza i., line 5. Another form of the hymn is:— "Servants of God, awake." It consists of st. i.—iii- of Cotterill's recast, slightly altered. It appeared in the Harrow School 200:, fifth edition, 1786, it appears in five stanzas, commencing, “Awake, our drowsy souls." Rippon has it with the same text and the same title: “A Hymn for the Lord’s Day Morning." Evans credits it to “D,” that is, Dr. 204:, but Dobell, who reprints it in six stanzas, has assigned it to “Scott”. It was altered about the year 1810 by Cotterill, for his Sheffield collection. The original was discovered in manuscript, in the library of 157:, 1810. This form of the hymn had somewhat extensive use in Great Britain and the U.S., and is usually ascribed correctly to "Elizabeth Scott and Thomas Cotterill." 196:
The authorship of "Awake, ye saints, awake" is ascribed to Cotterill, on the ground that he wrote the most of what is its present form. In Caleb Evans's
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In many of the modern American hymnals, stanza iv. is omitted; but the English generally give the text from Cotterill as in Baptist
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of 6 1., and appointed as "A hymn for Lord's Day Morning." From that collection it passed into several later hymnals, including
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gave much care to Scott's biography and hymns, and elaborately annotated this manuscript volume in the columns of the
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A dictionary of hymnology: setting forth the origin and history of Christian hymns of all ages and nations
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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Lyrics for "Awake, our drowsy souls" (1769), by Elizabeth Scott
92: 186: 106: 28: 193:, 1869, stanzas i.—iii. as " Come, sons of God, awake." 282:(Public domain ed.). Funk & Wagnalls. p.  233: 231: 307:(Public domain ed.). Dover Publications. p.  243: 228: 317: 35: 279:English Hymns: Their Authors and History 275: 249: 179:Hymn-Book of the Evangelical Association 153:, and given in the first edition of his 115: 318: 300: 237: 129:It was first published in the Baptist 173:, 1855, and from then on passed into 160: 276:Duffield, Samuel Willoughby (1886). 13: 14: 357: 16:Christian hymn by Elizabeth Scott 290: 265: 259: 208:, where it remained. Professor 1: 221: 7: 10: 362: 124: 191:Marlborough College Hymns 79: 71: 61: 46: 34: 26: 22:"Awake, our drowsy souls" 21: 326:American Christian hymns 177:, 1871, No. 39. In the 103:Awake, our drowsy souls 137:, 1769, No. 307, in 5 121: 91:, 1769, No. 307, in 5 301:Julian, John (1907). 119: 336:1769 in Christianity 215:New York Independent 341:Literature by women 210:Frederic Mayer Bird 346:18th-century hymns 161:Alternate versions 133:of Ash and Evans, 122: 105:" was a Christian 87:of Ash and Evans, 99: 98: 353: 312: 294: 293: 287: 269: 268: 253: 247: 241: 235: 202:Philip Doddridge 167:Psalms and Hymns 151:Thomas Cotterill 57: 55: 39: 19: 18: 361: 360: 356: 355: 354: 352: 351: 350: 316: 315: 291: 266: 262: 257: 256: 248: 244: 236: 229: 224: 163: 127: 111:Elizabeth Scott 66:Elizabeth Scott 53: 51: 42: 17: 12: 11: 5: 359: 349: 348: 343: 338: 333: 328: 314: 313: 288: 261: 258: 255: 254: 242: 240:, p. 103. 226: 225: 223: 220: 162: 159: 126: 123: 97: 96: 81: 77: 76: 73: 69: 68: 63: 59: 58: 48: 44: 43: 40: 32: 31: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 358: 347: 344: 342: 339: 337: 334: 332: 329: 327: 324: 323: 321: 310: 306: 305: 298: 297:public domain 289: 285: 281: 280: 273: 272:public domain 264: 263: 252:, p. 53. 251: 250:Duffield 1886 246: 239: 234: 232: 227: 219: 217: 216: 211: 207: 203: 199: 194: 192: 188: 184: 180: 176: 172: 168: 158: 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 136: 132: 118: 114: 112: 108: 104: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 67: 64: 60: 49: 45: 38: 33: 30: 25: 20: 303: 278: 260:Bibliography 245: 213: 206:Yale College 197: 195: 190: 178: 175:Church Hymns 174: 170: 166: 164: 154: 130: 128: 102: 100: 84: 238:Julian 1907 147:John Dobell 143:John Rippon 131:Collections 85:Collections 41:sheet music 331:1769 songs 320:Categories 222:References 198:Collection 27:Christian 183:Cleveland 171:Hymn Book 155:Selection 80:Published 83:Baptist 299:: 274:: 139:stanzas 135:Bristol 125:History 95:of 6 1. 93:stanzas 89:Bristol 52: ( 47:Written 72:Meter 187:Ohio 107:hymn 62:Text 54:1769 50:1769 29:hymn 309:103 113:. 109:by 75:6.1 322:: 284:53 230:^ 218:. 185:, 181:, 145:, 311:. 286:. 101:" 56:)

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Elizabeth Scott
Bristol
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Elizabeth Scott

Bristol
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John Rippon
John Dobell
Thomas Cotterill
Cleveland
Ohio
Philip Doddridge
Yale College
Frederic Mayer Bird
New York Independent


Julian 1907
Duffield 1886
public domain
English Hymns: Their Authors and History
53
public domain
A dictionary of hymnology: setting forth the origin and history of Christian hymns of all ages and nations
103
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