Log in to make the most of Hymnary.org collections.
1 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings,
Thy better portion trace;
Rise from transitory things
Toward heaven, thy destined 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 my soul, derived from God,
Longs to view His glorious face,
Forward tends to His abode,
To rest in His embrace.
3 Cease, my soul, then, cease to mourn,
Press onward to the prize;
Soon the Saviour will return
Triumphant in the skies:
Yet a season, and we know
Happy entrance will be given,
All our sorrows left below,
And earth exchanged for heaven.
Amen.
Source: The Hymnbook #330
First Line: | Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings |
Author: | Robert Seagrave |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.6 |
Source: | Rippon's Collection |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Piano/Organ
| ![]() |
InstrumentalMore Instrumental... | ![]() |
Instances (1 - 4 of 4) | Title | First Line | Tune | Tune Key | Author | Meter | Scripture | Date | Subject | Source | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Baptist Hymnal: for use in the church and home #388 | Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings | Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings | Robert Seagrave | 2012 | |||||||||||||
The Cyber Hymnal #5814 | Rise, My Soul, and Stretch Thy Wings | Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings | AMSTERDAM | Robert Seagrave | 76.76.77.76 | <cite>Hymns for Christian Worship, Partly Composed and Partly Collected from Various Authors</cite>, 1742 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
The Sacred Harp: the best collection of sacred songs, hymns, odes, and anthems ever offered the singing public for general use (1991 rev.) #84 | Amsterdam | Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings | AMSTERDAM | 1991 | |||||||||||||
The Sacred Harp: the best collection of sacred songs, hymns, odes, and anthems ever offered the singing public for general use (1991 rev.) #131b | Invocation (First) | Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings | INVOCATION (First) | 1991 |