Hymn Chords

630. Rise, My Soul, and Stretch Thy Wings

G     D  Em    D   G       D   G
Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings,

    C   G   Am  G    D
Thy bet-ter por-tion trace;

G    D    Em   D  G  D  G
Rise from tran-si-to-ry things

       C       G   Am G    D
Toward heaven, thy na-tive place;

G    C   G     C   G        D
Sun, and moon, and stars de-cay;

G          D7   G    D            D7
Time shall soon this earth remove;

G     D  Em    D   G     D G
Rise, my soul, and haste a-way

   C     Am  G     D7 G
To seats pre-pared a- bove.


[[Full Lyrics]]

[Verse 1]
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.

[Verse 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,
Longs to view His glorious face,
Forward tends to His abode
To rest in His embrace.

[Verse 3]
Cease, ye pilgrims, cease to mourn;
Press onward to the prize;
Soon our Savior will return,
Triumphant in the skies;
Yet a season, and you know
Happy entrance will be given,
All our sorrows left below,
And earth exhcanged for heaven.