Proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee to you.
Leviticus 25:10
Words: S. Hubbard, in The New England Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, edited by C. G. Kelton (Montpelier, Vermont: G. W. Hill, 1829), number 108.
Music: Bethany (Mason) Lowell Mason, 1856 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Hubbard’s full name, or where to get a good picture of him (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
When shall I see the day
That ends my woes?
When shall I victory gain
Over all my foes?
When shall the trumpet sound
That calls the exile home?
The grand Sabbatic year,
When will it come?
A crown of glory bright
By faith I see,
In yonder realms of light,
Prepared for me;
O, may I faithful prove,
And keep the prize in view,
And thro’ the storms of life
My way pursue.
Jesus, be Thou my guide,
My steps attend;
O, keep me near Thy side;
Be Thou my friend;
Be Thou my shield and sun,
My Savior and my guard,
And, when my work is done,
My great reward.
O, how I long to see
That happy day,
When sorrow, sin, and pain
Shall flee away;
When all the heav’nly tribes
Shall find their long sought home—
The Jubilee of Heav’n,
When will it come?