Awaken the Dawn

Rise above the skies, fill this day with Your splendor like sunlight
Baptize and sanctify all Your children transformed from death to life
Blessed with righteousness, separate us from sin as east from west
Enthroned in holiness, still You hear us when we cry out to You

And when our desolation dominates
Your presence elevates

I will awaken the dawn, and call Your spirit across the waters and the skies
I will resolve in my soul to never falter because Your faithfulness is near
I will make melodies resonate emotion, beyond the mountains and the plains
I will awaken the dawn, and never quiet until the world exalts Your name

Must i ascend to the heavens to call Your glory down?
We need more than a pillar of fire, more than a looming cloud
When we wander far from rivers of life
Even the rock will give us water with a strike
Bread from heaven for the starving You provide

I will awaken the dawn, and call Your spirit across the waters and the skies
I will resolve in my soul to never falter because Your faithfulness is near
I will make melodies resonate emotion, beyond the mountains and the plains
I will awaken the dawn, and never quiet until the world exalts Your name