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Awake O' Zion
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Jul 29, 2026 updated
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Donald Lawrence's 'Awake O' Zion,' featuring J Moss and Daniel Weatherspoon, is a stirring gospel anthem that calls the people of God to rise up and clothe themselves with spiritual strength. Drawing from Isaiah 52:1, the song repeatedly urges Zion to awaken and shake off the dust of discouragement or complacency. It emphasizes putting on strength, faith, and righteousness as acts of readiness and victory. The lyrics also reference the shield of faith and breastplate of righteousness from Ephesians 6, reinforcing the theme of spiritual warfare. The song is a powerful declaration of empowerment and renewal for believers.
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Awake, awake, awake
Put on thy strength O' Zion
Awake, awake, awake
Put on thy strength
Awake, awake, awake
Put on thy strength O' Zion
Awake, awake, awake
Put on thy strength
O' Zion, put on thy strength (O')
O' Zion, put on thy strength (Zion)
O' Zion, put on thy strength (O')
O' Zion, put on thy strength (Zion)
O' Zion, put on thy strength (O')
O' Zion, put on thy strength (Zion)
O' Zion, put on thy strength (O')
O' Zion, put on thy strength (Zion)
Awake, awake, awake
Put on thy strength O' Zion
Awake, awake, awake
Put on thy strength
Awake, awake, awake
Put on thy strength O' Zion
Awake, awake, awake
Put on thy strength
Shake
Shake thyself
From the dust of the ground
Sit down
Shake
Shake thyself
From the dust
Sit down
Shake
Shake thyself
From the dust of the ground
Sit down
Shake
Shake thyself
From the dust
Sit down
O' Zion, put on thy strength (O')
O' Zion, put on thy strength (Zion)
O' Zion, put on thy strength (O')
O' Zion, put on thy strength (Zion)
O' Zion, put on thy strength (O')
O' Zion, put on thy strength (Zion)
O' Zion, put on thy strength (O')
O' Zion, put on thy strength (Zion)
O' O' O' O' Zion
O' O' O' O' Zion
O' O' O' O' Zion
O' O' O' O' Zion
O' O' O' O' Zion
O' O' O' O' Zion
O' O' O' O' Zion
O' O' O' O' Zion
O' Zion, put on thy strength
O' Zion, put on thy strength oh
O' Zion, put on thy strength
O' Zion, put on thy strength
O' Zion, put on thy strength (O')
O' Zion, put on thy strength oh (Zion)
O' Zion, put on thy strength (O')
O' Zion, put on thy strength (Zion)
Awake, awake, awake
Put on thy strength O' Zion
Awake, awake, awake
Put on thy strength
Awake, awake, awake
Put on thy strength O' Zion
Awake, awake, awake
Oh
Let us wake in the face
Of the truth of thy way
O' Zion
O' Zion
Zion
Zion
Zion
Oh shake (O' Zion)
Shake thyself
From the dust of the ground (O' Zion)
Sit down
Oh
O' O' O' O' Zion
O' O' O' O' Zion
O' O' O' O' Zion
O' O' O' O' Zion
Oh
O' O' O' O' Zion
O' Oh Mm Oh
O' O' O' O' Zion
O' O' O' O' Zion
O' O' O' O' Zion
O' O' O' O' Zion
O' O' O' O' Zion
O' O' O' O' Zion
O' O' O' O' Zion
O' O' O' O' Zion
(Ooh)
O' O' O' O' Zion (Ooh)
O' O' O' O' Zion (You are my strength, oh)
O' O' O' O' Zion (Yeah)
O' O' O' O' Zion (Put on thy strength)
O' O' (O' Zion)
O' O' Zion (Put on thy strength)
O' O' (O' Zion)
O' O' Zion (Put on thy strength)
O' O'
O' O' Zion
Take this shield of faith (Ooh, put on)
And knock em' away (Put on thy strength, yeah)
O' O' O' O' Zion, put on thy strength
O' O' O' O' Zion, put on thy strength
O' O' O' O' Zion, put on thy strength
O' O' O' O' Zion, put on thy strength
Take this shield of faith
And knock em' away
Take the breastplate
Of righteousness
O' O' O' O' Zion, put on thy strength