Rise, my soul, adore thy Maker

Rise, my soul, adore thy Maker. John Cennick* (1718-55). This hymn, in the same metre as the better known ‘Ere I sleep, for every favour’*, was published in Cennick’s Sacred Hymns for the Children of God, in the Days of their Pilgrimage, Second Edition, part 1 (1741). It was entitled ‘Another’, following ‘A Morning Hymn’. It had seven 4-line stanzas: Rise, my Soul, adore thy Maker;        Angels praise,        Join thy LaysWith them be Partaker. Father, Lord of ev’ry Spirit,        In thy Light        Lead me right,Thro’ my Saviour’s Merit, Never cast me from thy Presence,        ’Till my Soul        Shall be fullOf thy blessed Essence. O my Jesus, God Almighty,        Pray for me,...