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Hymns / Music :: Rise, My Soul, And Stretch Thy Wings

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"In My Father's house there are many rooms…I am going there to prepare a place for you." John 14:2

Hymns Supplied Through the Gracious Generosity
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James Nares (1715-1783)Words: Robert Seagrave, Hymns for Christian Worship, Partly Composed and Partly Collected from Various Authors, 1742, alt.

Music: "Amsterdam," James Nares, The Foundery Collection, 1742


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Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings, thy better portion trace;
Rise from transitory things, towards 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.

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.

Cease, ye pilgrims, cease to mourn, press onward to the prize;
Soon thy Savior will return, to take thee to the skies:
There is everlasting peace, rest, enduring rest, in heaven;
There will sorrow ever cease, and crowns of joy be given.

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