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AMSTERDAM.
7s
&
6s.
Let
them
that
suffer
according
to
the
will
of
God
commit
the
keeping
of
their
soul
to
him
in
Well
doing,
as
unto
a
faithful
creator.
1
Pet.
4
19
Robert
Seagraves.
1693.
Key
of
G.
James
Nares.
1734
1. Rise,
my
soul,
and
stretch
thy
wings,
Thy
bet
-
ter
por
-
tion
trace,
Rise
from
all
ter
-
res
-
tial
things,
T'wards
heav'n
thy
na-tive
place:
2. Riv
-
ers
to
the
o
-
cean
run,
Nor
stay
in
all
their
course;
Fire,
as
-
cend
-
ing,
seeks
the
sun;
Both
speed
them
to
their
source:
Sun,
and
moon, and
stars
de
-
cay;
Time
shall
soon
this
earth
re
-
move:
Rise,
my
soul,
and
haste
a
-
way,
To
seats
pre
-
pared
a-bove.
So
a
soul
that's
born
of
God
Pants
to
view
his
glo
-
rious
face,
Up-wards
tends
to
his
a-bode,
To
rest
in
his
em-brace
The
above
hymn
was
written
by
Rev.
Robt.
Seagraves
of
England
in
1693.
He
was
educated
at
Cambridge.
He
was
a
mem-
ber
of
the
church
of
England,
was
a
hearty
co-worker
afterwards
with
the
Wesleys.
James
Nares
was
born
in
Hanwell
Middle-
sex,
in
1715.
He
was
a
fine
musician
and
filled
many
important
positions,
at
St.
George's
Chapel,
Windsor,
and
became
organ-
ist
at
Yorkminister
in
1734,
died
in
1773.
The
tune
Amsterdam,
is
one
of
the
great
old
melodies,
and
the
longer
it
is
used
the
more
it
is
cherished.