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| Text: | Rise, O my soul, pursue the path |
| Author: | John Needham |
| Tune: | ARLINGTON (Artaxerxes) |
| Composer: | Thomas Augustine Arne |
1 Rise, O my soul, pursue the path
By ancient worthies trod;
Aspiring, view those holy men
Who lived and walked with God.
2 Though dead, they speak in reason’s ear,
And in example live;
Their faith, and hope, and mighty deeds,
Still fresh instruction give.
3 ’Twas through the Lamb’s most precious blood
They conquered every foe;
To His power and matchless grace
Their crowns of life they owe.
4 Lord, may I ever keep in view
The patterns Thou hast giv'n,
And ne’er forsake the blessèd road
That led them safe to heav'n.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Rise, O my soul, pursue the path |
| Author: | John Needham (1786) |
| Meter: | C. M. No. 2 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1908 |
| Topic: | Septuagesima; Christian Life and Hope: The Walk of Godliness: Christian Resolve and Holiness |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | ARLINGTON (Artaxerxes) |
| Composer: | Thomas Augustine Arne (1744, arr.) |
| Meter: | C. M. No. 2 |
| Key: | F Major |
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