Rise Up and Hasten

Rise up

and hast­en! my soul

haste along!

And speed on thy jour­ney with hope and with song;

Home

home is near­ing

’tis com­ing into view

A lit­tle more of toil­ing

and then to earth ad­ieu.

Come then

come

and raise the joy­ful song!

Ye child­ren of the wil­der­ness

Our time can­not be long.

Home

home

home

Oh

why should we de­lay?

The morn of Heav’n is dawn­ing

We’re near the break of day.

Why should we lin­ger when Heav­en lies be­fore!

While earth’s fast re­ced­ing

and soon will be no more;

Pleasures and trea­sures which once here we knew

No more can they charm us with such a goal in view.

Loved ones in Je­sus

they’ve passed on be­fore

Now rest­ing in glo­ry

they wea­ry are no more;

Toils all are end­ed

and no­thing now but joy

And prais­es

as­cend­ing their ev­er glad em­ploy.

No con­dem­na­tion! how bless­èd is the word

And no se­pa­ra­tion! for­ev­er with the Lord;

He will be with us who loved us long be­fore

And Je­sus

our Je­sus

is ours for ev­er­more.