AMSTERDAM

Composer (attributed to): James Nares

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Composer: Johann Georg Hille

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Tune Information

Composer (attributed to): James Nares
Composer: Johann Georg Hille (1739)
Place of Origin: Glauchau, Germany
Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.6
Incipit: 15123 23456 54321
Key: F Major/F Major or modal/G Major
Source: Einige neue und zur Zeit noch nicht durchgängig bekante Melodeyen zu dem neuen Cöthenischen Gesangbüchlein, 1739; Foundery Collection, 1742

Texts

Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings

Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings,
Thy better portion trace;
Rise from transitory things,
Towards 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.
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Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above

Praise the Lord who reigns above
and keeps his court below;
praise the holy God of love
and all his greatness show;
praise him for his noble deeds,
praise him for his matchless power;
him from whom all good proceeds
let earth and heaven adore.
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Notes

For more tune info, see Zahn 7341a or Hymn Tune Index 1648a-d. Note that attributions to James Nares don't appear until after 1820.

Media

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #33
Text: Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #23
The United Methodist Hymnal #96
Text: Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above
Worship and Rejoice #46
Text: Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above

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