Awake, my heart, arise my tongue. Isaac Watts. [Spiritual Clothing.] This popular hymn of praise and assurance was written by Isaac Watts and first published in his landmark collection Hymns and Spiritual Songs in 1707. In the enlarged second edition of 1709, it was designated as Book I, No. 20, comprising 6 stanzas of 4 lines. The text is founded upon the scripture passage in Isaiah 61:10, celebrating the soul wrapped in the robe of divine righteousness and salvation.
The hymn entered common liturgical use at an early date across various Nonconformist congregations in England and quickly crossed the Atlantic to American hymnals. Its clear focus on the divine robe of Christ's righteousness made it a standard selection for general worship services. It continues to be retained in numerous evangelical collections throughout Great Britain and North America, usually printed with minimal textual alterations from Watts's original 1707 text.
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