Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: Loud let the tuneful trumpet sound
Topic: Invitation
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 17
Page Number: 022, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsLord let the tuneful trumpet sound.
And spread the joyful tidings round;
Let ev'ry soul with transport hear,
And hail the Lord's accepted year.
Ye debtors, whom he gives to know,
That your ten thousand talents owe,
When humbly at his feet you fall,
Your gracious God forgives them all.
Slaves, that have borne the heavy chain
Of sin, and hell's tyrannic reign,
To liberty assert your claim,
And bless the great Redeemer's name.
The rich inheritance of heav'n,
Your joy, your boast, is freely giv'n:
Fair Salem your arrival waits,
With golden streets and pearly gates.
Her blest inhabitants, no more,
Bondage and poverty deplore;
No debt but love, immensely great,
Their joy still rises with their debt.
O happy souls, that know the sound,
Celestial light their steps surround,
And show the jubilee begun,
Which thro' eternal years shall run.