Arise, my soul, stretch forth to things eternal

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Arise, my soul, stretch forth to things eternal

Author: Johan Kahl; Translator (English): Ernest E. Ryden (alt.)
Tune: NYT YLÖS, SIELUNI
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	Praise and Thanksgiving, Set 6

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1 Arise, my soul, arise!
Stretch forth to things eternal
And hasten to the feet of your Redeemer God.
Though hid from mortal eyes,
He dwells in light supernal;
Yet worship Him in humbleness and call Him Lord.

His banquet of love
Awaits you above;
Yet here He grants a foretaste of the feast to come!
Rejoice, my soul, rejoice,
To heav’n lift up your voice:
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

2 Now hear the harps of heav’n!
Oh, hear the song victorious,
The never-ending anthem sounding
through the sky!
To mortals is not giv’n
To join in strains so glorious;

Yet here on earth we too can sing
our praises high!
He bought with His blood
The ransomed of God;
To Him be everlasting pow’r and victory.
And let the great amen
Resound through heav’n again.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Source: Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #38

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Author: Johan Kahl

Johan Kahl was born 26 June 1721 in Visby, the capital of Gothland island. He worked as a chamber clerk. After moving to Stockholm he drowned in a boat voyage to Sandholm on 9 September 1746. Kahl was a pietist. About 50 of his hymns can be found in Songs of Sion. Tapani Annila Go to person page >

Translator (English): Ernest E. Ryden

Ernest Edwin Ryden is a distinguished Lutheran clergyman who has been a life-long student of hymns. At present he is pastor of Emanuel Lutheran Church in North Grosvenordale, Connecticut. This is the latest of a long series of services he has rendered in the Lutheran Church. For twenty-seven years he was editor of "The Lutheran Companion," the official organ of the former Augustana Lutheran Church. His contributions to hymnody were many. He was a member of the Committee which created the Augustana Hymnal of 1925 to which he contributed eight original hymns and translations. He was co-editor of the Junior Hymnal for which he wrote a number of hymns. He was secretary of the committee which prepared the Service Book and Hymnal. Here again he h… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Arise, my soul, stretch forth to things eternal
Author:	Johan Kahl
Translator (English):	Ernest E. Ryden (alt.)
Meter:	P M
Source:	Halullisten Sjeluhen Hengelliset Laulut, 1790, Finnish tr.
Language:	Finnish, English
Copyright:	© 1958 Service Book and Hymnal, admin. Augsburg Fortress