Christ in Song 352
THE JUBILEE
Words: H. J. ZelleyMusic: H. J. Zelley
1The jubilee has come, return, ye ransomed sinners, home;
The year of jubilee has come, return, ye ransomed sinners, home;
A season of release has come, return, ye ransomed sinners, home.
2The trump of jubilee has sounded, the captives shall be free;
The trump of jubilee has sounded, the captives shall be free;
The year of favor has come, return, ye ransomed sinners, home.
- Words
- H. J. Zelley
- Music
- H. J. Zelley
The verse
- Meter
- 14.16.16
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 59% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AAA
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Verse 1
The jubilee has come, return, ye ransomed sinners, home;˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/14A
The year of jubilee has come, return, ye ransomed sinners, home;˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/16A
A season of release has come, return, ye ransomed sinners, home.˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/16A
Verse 2
The trump of jubilee has sounded, the captives shall be free;˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/15A
The trump of jubilee has sounded, the captives shall be free;˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/15A
The year of favor has come, return, ye ransomed sinners, home.˘/˘/˘˘/˘///˘/˘/15B
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.