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Blow Ye, the Trumpet, Blow
Published soon in the Jo-Michael Scheibe series
at Santa Barbara Music Press
SATB a cappella
Traditional sacred text in English
Difficulty rating (1-5): 3
This was abolitionist John Brown’s favorite
hymn, a fact I learned in 2003 while visiting the Brown
family farm in Lake Placid, NY after attending Gregg Smith’s
Summer Music Festival in nearby Saranac Lake. John Brown’s
ghost must be guiding me lately, I happened to be able to
visit Harper’s Ferry, VA both of the previous summers! I
must say that the meeting of the Potomac and Shenandoah
Rivers at Harper’s Ferry is breathtakingly beautiful. The
arrangement is dedicated to John Brown. I hope he likes it.
Complete perusal score available upon request.
TEXT
Blow ye the
trumpet, blow!
The gladly
solemn sound
let all the
nations know,
to earth's
remotest bound:
Refrain: The year of jubilee is come!
The year of
jubilee is come!
Return, ye
ransomed sinners, home.
Jesus,
our great high priest,
hath full
atonement made;
ye weary
spirits, rest;
ye mournful
souls, be glad:
refrain
Extol the lamb of God,
the all atoning
Lamb;
redemption in
his blood
through-out the
world proclaim:
Ye slaves of
sin and hell,
your liberty
receive,
and safe in
Jesus dwell,
and blest in
Jesus live:
refrain
Ye who have sold for naught
your heritage
above
shall have it
back unbought,
the gift the
of Jesus' love:
efrain
The gospel
trumpet hear,
the news of
heav'nly grace;
and saved from
earth, appear
before your
Saviour's face:
The year of
jubilee is come!
The year of
jubilee is come!
Re-turn to your
eternal home.
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