72b. Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings

1.
Return, O God of love, return,
Earth is a tiresome place;
How long shall we, thy children, mourn
Our absence from thy face?

2.
Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings,
Thy better portion trace;
Rise from transitory things
Toward 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.

Text Information
First Line: Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings
Title: Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings
Meter: 7, 6, 7, 6, 7, 7, 7, 6
Language: English
Publication Date: 1854
Tune Information
Name: INVOCATION [1]
Meter: 7, 6, 7, 6, 7, 7, 7, 6



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