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Text:Now let a true ambition rise

517. Now let a true ambition rise

1 Now let a true ambition rise,
And ardour fire our breasts,
To reign in worlds above the skies,
In heav'nly glories drest.

2 Behold Jehovah's royal hand
A radiant crown display,
Whose gems with vivid lustre shine,
While sun and stars decay.

3 No more I seek for transient good,
Nor longer call it mine:
I spring to seize superior joys,
Immortal and divine.

4 Ye hearts, with youthful vigour warm,
The glorious prize pursue;
Nor shall ye want the goods of earth,
While heav'n is kept in view.

Text Information
First Line: Now let a true ambition rise
Meter: C. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1814
Topic: Heaven
Notes: Public Domain.
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