1 My soul, stay not in the shadows,
Where the mist of sorrow clings;
There is joy for the heart
Bidding shadows depart,
There is joy for the life on wings.

Chorus:
Mount up, my soul, with gladness,
Where the sunshine cheers and warms;
The life on wings is the life that sings,
Then soar above the storms.

2 On wings of faith mount upward,
Far beyond earthly things,
There is peace that will last
Till thy journey is past,
There is joy for the life on wings. [Chorus]

3 There’s triumph in all trial,
‘Tis the peace that Jesus brings;
O’er the faith-mounted soul
Sorrow has no control,
There is joy for the life on wings. [Chorus]