Hymn Chords

630. Rise, My Soul, and Stretch Thy Wings

A     E  F#m   E   A       E   A
Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings,

    D   A   Bm  A    E
Thy bet-ter por-tion trace;

A    E    F#m  E  A  E  A
Rise from tran-si-to-ry things

       D       A   Bm A    E
Toward heaven, thy na-tive place;

A    D   A     D   A        E
Sun, and moon, and stars de-cay;

A          E7   A    E            E7
Time shall soon this earth remove;

A     E  F#m   E   A     E A
Rise, my soul, and haste a-way

   D     Bm  A     E7 A
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.