Sursum Corda.
An Aspiration.
![<< \new Staff \relative d'' { \time 2/2 \key bes \major
\partial 8 g8 | g4 fis g fis | ees4. d8 ees4 f8 ([ees]) | d2 d8 ([ees]) c4 | d bes8. c16
a4 bes | bes4. a8 bes4. d8 | ees4 d d4. a'8 | bes4 a8 g fis4. g8 | a4.
a8 bes4 f | g d f ees8 ([d]) | c4. bes8 bes4. d8 | d4 e f c |
ees4. d8 ees4 d8 ([c]) | d4. d8 ees4 d8 ([c]) | d4. bes8 c4 bes8 ([a]) a4. g8 g4. \bar "||" }
\addlyrics {
Rise O my Soul with thy de -- sires to heaven And \markup{\concat{w\super{th}}} Di -- vi -- nest
Con -- temp -- la -- tions use Thy time where time's E -- ter -- ni -- ty _ is given
And let Vain thoughts no more thy Soul a -- muse. But down in Si -- lent
dark -- ness let them lye So live thy bet -- ter let thy worse thoughts dye. }
\new Staff \relative d { \clef bass \key bes \major \autoBeamOff \omit Staff.TimeSignature
r8 | g4 a bes b | c b c4. c,8 | s4 bes ees2 | d4 g
f8. [ees16 d8 bes] | f'4 f, bes bes'8 [fis] | g2 g4 fis | g f8 [ees] d4 c8 [bes] | a4
g8 [fis] g4 a | bes g a8 [bes] ees4 | ees, f bes f' | bes bes, a a' |
g f ees2 | d4 c8 [bes] c4 bes8 [a] | bes [c] d4 ees c | d d, g4. \bar "||" } >>](http://upload.wikimedia.org/score/g/z/gzop29i13t5vq2j2p85mywvjtocpozh/gzop29i1.png)
Transcribed lyrics (not listed in original)
Rise O my Soul with thy desires to heaven
And wth Divinest Contemplations use
Thy time where time's Eternity is given
And let Vain thoughts no more thy Soul amuse.
But down in Silent darkness let them lye
So live thy better let thy worse thoughts dye.
