Scripture Verse

Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet: praise Him with the psaltery and harp. Psalm 150:3

Introduction

Words: Scott Mac­Pher­son, in Wor­ship and Song, ed­it­ed by Ben­ja­min S. Win­ches­ter & Grace W. Co­nant (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts; Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois; & New York: Pil­grim Press, 1913), num­ber 114.

Music: Indre Car­ey Bon­ner, 1913 (🔊 pdf nwc). Some hym­nals show the com­pos­er as Her­man von Müll­er, one of Bon­ner’s pseu­do­nyms.

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Mac­Pher­son (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

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Carey Bonner (1859–1938)
National Portrait Gallery

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Lyrics

With harp, and with trumpet, and all that is glo­ri­ous
Now sound we His triumph, the King who shall reign,
The Lord who is ris­en, exalted, vic­to­ri­ous,
The Sav­ior whom death hath no power to enchain.

Refrain

With harp, and with trumpet, and all that is glo­ri­ous,
Now sound we His triumph, the King who shall reign!

Fear not!—’mid the joy-bells of Eastertide calling
He speaketh anew, giving rest to the heart;
Still, still, like the dew upon lily flowers falling,
His comfort, His strength, doth the Mas­ter impart.

Refrain

O bells of the springtide, O chimings of glo­ry,
On East­er Day ring over hillside and plain;
Tell, tell once again of the wonderful story,
The Sav­ior is ris­en, let all swell the strain.

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