The “Awakening” movement was a revival that took place amongst Adventism in the late 1950′s and early 1960′s, spearheaded by Robert and John Brinsmead, two brothers from Australia. The church I belong to also began around that time, and for a while was closely associated with the Awakening message. That message re-emphasized the important truths brought out by two Adventist ministers in 1888, E.J. Waggoner and A.T. Jones. It was a revival of that distinctly Adventist gospel message. This is the songbook used by those folk.
There is also a collection of MIDI files with the music of each song. Click here to download that file.
For more material on the Awakening message, including audio sermons, and scanned copies of books and booklets, visit this website:
The Awakening (www.awakeandsing.com)
A deeper look into this songbook uncovered some hidden gems that warranted preservation: some of them for their direct and clear message (to which new music was composed), and some for both message and original music. I present these selections here:
