The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#514

514. Rise, My Soul, and Stretch Thy Wings

1 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings,
Thy better portion trace;
Rise from transitory things
Tow'rds heav'n, 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 my soul that came from 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 Saviour 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!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings
• Title: Rise, My Soul, and Stretch Thy Wings
• Author: Robert Seagrave (1742)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6, 7 7, 7 6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Hope and Aspiration; Trinity, Twenty-third Sunday; Trinity, Twenty-fourth Sunday

Tune Information

• Name: AMSTERDAM
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6, 7 7, 7 6.
• Key: G Major
• Source: The Foundery Collection, 1742.