Scripture Verse

Cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound. Leviticus 25:9

Introduction

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Margaret W. Deland (1857–1945)

Words: Mar­ga­ret W. De­land, 1887.

Music: Baim Lo­well Ma­son, Car­mi­na Sac­ra (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: John H. Wil­kins & Ri­chard B. Car­ter, 1844) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lowell Mason (1792–1872)

Lyrics

Blow, gold­en trum­pets, sweet and clear,
Blow soft up­on the per­fumed air;
Bid the sad earth to join your song,
To Christ does vic­to­ry be­long.

O let the winds your mes­sage bear
To ev­ery heart of grief and care;
Sound thro’ the world the joy­ful lay,
Our Christ has con­quered death today.

On cloudy wings let glad words fly
Thro’ the soft blue of ec­ho­ing sky;
Ring out, O trum­pets, sweet and clear,
Thro’ death im­mor­tal life is here.