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455 Soar Away

Words: Charles Wesley, 1742

Music: A. M. Cagle, 1935

Meter: Hallelujah Meter (6,6,6,6,8,8)

Copyright: 1936 Sacred Harp Publishing Company

I want a sober mind,
An all-sustaining eye,
To see my God above,
And to the heavens fly.

[chorus]
I’d soar away above the sky,
I’d fly, and fly,
To see my God above.

I want a godly fear,
A quick, discerning eye
That looks to Thee, my God,
And sees the tempter fly.

[chorus]
I’d soar away above the sky,
I’d fly, and fly,
To see my God above,
I’d fly,
To see my God above.

[chorus]
I’d soar away above the sky,
I’d fly, and fly,
To see my God above,
I’d fly, and fly,
To see my God above.

[chorus]
I’d soar away above the sky,
I’d fly, and fly,
To see my God above,
I’d fly, fly, fly,
To see my God above.

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