Scripture Verse

The Lord shall give thee rest from the hard bondage. Isaiah 14:3

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Wel­come Tid­ings, by Ro­bert Low­ry, How­ard Doane & Ira D. San­key (New York: Big­low & Main, 1877), num­ber 78.

Music: W. How­ard Doane (🔊 pdf nwc).

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W. Howard Doane (1832–1915)

Lyrics

Arise, come ye forth,
And for­ev­er break the chain,
That long had op­pressed you
With sor­row and pain;
Arise, come ye forth,
Hear the bless­èd Lord’s com­mand,
And He Him­self will guide you
With a strong, strong hand.

Refrain

Come forth, come forth,
And shout the ju­bi­lee,
Come forth, come forth,
The Lord will make you free;
Come forth from your bonds,
Hear the bless­èd Lord’s com­mand,
And He Him­self will guide you
With a strong, strong hand.

Arise, come ye forth;
Will ye spend your life for naught,
When Je­sus who loves you
A ran­som has bought?
The price of His blood,
Receive it while you may;
Behold the pro­mised time is now;
O come away.

Refrain

Arise, come ye forth,
And be slaves to sin no more,
How oft your de­liv’rer
Has called you be­fore;
Come forth from your bonds,
And your li­ber­ty re­ceive;
Your will­ing hearts to Je­sus give:
Repent, be­lieve.

Refrain