Wake, now, compassion, give heed to the cry;
voices of suffering fill the wide sky;
take as your neighbor both stranger and friend,
praying and striving their hardship to end.
Wake, now, my conscience, with justice thy guide;
join with all people whose rights are denied;
take not for granted a privileged place;
God’s love embraces the whole human race.
“Wake Now My Senses,” Hymn 298 in
Singing the Living Tradition
(UCC),
Lyrics by Thomas Mikelson