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Amsterdam 84

The Sacred Harp, 1991 (Denson) Edition

Composer: Foundery Collection, 1742
Poet: Alt by Robert Seagrave, by 1748
Meter: Particular Meter: 7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6
Stanza Poetry Source by First Line
1
Rise my soul and stretch thy wings,
Thy better portion trace,
Rise from all terrestrial things
T'wards 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.
RISE my Soul, and stretch thy Wings,, Stanza 1
2
Rivers to the ocean run,
Nor stay in all their course;
Fire, ascending, seeks the sun;
Both speed them to their source;
So a soul that's born of God
Pants to view His glorious face,
Upwards tends to His abode
To rest in His embrace.
RISE my Soul, and stretch thy Wings,, Stanza 2