Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#630

630. Rise, My Soul, and Stretch Thy Wings

1 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings, thy better portion trace;
Rise from transitory things toward heaven, thy native place;
Sun, and moon, and stars decay; time shall soon this earth remove;
Rise, my soul, and haste away to seats prepared above.

2 Rivers to the ocean run, nor stay in all their course;
Fire ascending seeks the sun; both speed them to their source;
So a soul that’s born of God, longs to view His glorious face,
Forward tends to His abode to rest in His embrace.

3 Cease, ye pilgrims, cease to mourn; press onward to the prize;
Soon our Savior will return, triumphant in the skies;
Yet a season, and you know happy entrance will be given,
All our sorrows left below, and earth exchanged for heaven.

Text Information

• First Line: Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings
• Title: Rise, My Soul, and Stretch Thy Wings
• Author: Robert Seagrave (1693-1759) (1742)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.6.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Christan Life: Pilgrimage

Tune Information

• Name: AMSTERDAM (Foundery Collection)
• Composer: James Nares (1715-1783)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.6.
• Incipit: 15123 23456 54321
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: from the Foundery Collection 1742