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Hymns for Second Advent Believers 84

Jubilee

1I NEVER shall forget the day,
When Jesus wash'd my sins away.
Now my soul is very happy,
Will you go along with me?
Now my soul is very happy,
Go sound the Jubilee.

2I am happy in this house of clay,
But what is this to perfect day?
There's a better day a coming;
Will you go along with me?

3Though sinners persecute me here,
Through Jesus Christ I'll persevere;
Christ will ruin Satan's kingdom–
Will you go along with me?

4A little longer here below,
Then home to glory we shall go–
I am on my way to glory–
Will you go along with me?

5Come on, come on, my brethren dear,
We soon shall meet together there;
When we'll join the saints in glory—
Will you go along with me?

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The verse

Meter: 8.8.8.7.8.6
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 37% of beats fit
Rhyme: AABC

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Verse 1

I NEVER shall forget the day,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A

When Jesus wash'd my sins away.//˘/˘/˘/8A

Now my soul is very happy,/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

Will you go along with me?˘˘/˘/˘˘7C

Now my soul is very happy,/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

Go sound the Jubilee.//˘/˘/6C

Verse 2

I am happy in this house of clay,˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/9A

But what is this to perfect day?˘˘˘˘˘˘//8A

There's a better day a coming;/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

Will you go along with me?˘˘/˘/˘˘7C

Verse 3

Though sinners persecute me here,//˘/˘/˘/8A

Through Jesus Christ I'll persevere;//˘//˘˘/8A

Christ will ruin Satan's kingdom–/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

Will you go along with me?˘˘/˘/˘˘7C

Verse 4

A little longer here below,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

Then home to glory we shall go–//˘/˘˘˘/8A

I am on my way to glory–˘˘˘˘/˘/˘8B

Will you go along with me?˘˘/˘/˘˘7C

Verse 5

Come on, come on, my brethren dear,/˘/˘˘/˘/8A

We soon shall meet together there;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

When we'll join the saints in glory—///˘/˘/˘8C

Will you go along with me?˘˘/˘/˘˘7D

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