Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition
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.
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.