Take the wings of the morning.
Psalm 139:9
Words: Fanny Crosby, 1872. Appeared in Royal Diadem, by Robert Lowry & W. Howard Doane (New York & Chicago, Illinois: Biglow & Main, 1873), number 84.
Music: Robert Lowry (🔊 pdf nwc).
Take the wings of the morning;
Speed quickly thy flight
To Jesus, thy Savior,
Thy hope and thy light;
The fount of His mercy
Is open for thee,
Go wash and be cleaned
In its waters so free.
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Take the wings of the morning and fly,
Ere the darkness shall cover the sky;
Fly away from the shadows
That over thee roll,
And find in thy Savior
The home of thy soul.
Fly away to thy Savior,
He waits to forgive;
One look of His love,
And thy spirit shall live;
Thy faith will secure thee
His blessing divine;
Go plead thou His merits,
And peace will be thine.
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On the wings of the morning
Fly home to His breast—
There only thy refuge,
There only thy rest;
The moments are precious,
The noontide is near;
Fly home to the Savior,
Oh, linger not here.
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