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Millennial Harp 30

The Christian Band

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11. Here is a band of brethren dear, I will be in this band, Hallelujah, Their leader calls them not to fear; I will be in this band, Hallelujah; I will be in this band, Hallelujah; In the Second Advent band, Hallelujah.

22. As I was walking one day, I will be in this band, hallelujah; And thinking about this good old way, I will be in this band, hallelujah, I will be in this band, hallelujah.

33. There was a voice which reached my soul, I will be in this band, hallelujah; Fear not, I make the wounded whole, I will be in this band, hallelujah; I will be in this band, hallelujah.

44. My dungeon shook, my chains fell off, I will be in this band, hallelujah; My soul unfettered went aloft; I will be in this band, hallelujah; I will be in this band, hallelujah.

55. I little thought he was so nigh, I will be in this band, hallelujah, He spoke and made me smile and cry; I will be in this band, hallelujah; I will be in this band, hallelujah.

66. Now bless the Lord, I can proclaim, I will be in this band, hallelujah; That Jesus has made all things well; I will be in this band, hallelujah; I will be in this band, hallelujah.

77. O shout my children, shout, you're free, I will be in this band, hallelujah, For Christ has bought your liberty! I will be in this band, hallelujah; I will be in this band, hallelujah.

88. O bless the Lord, we need not fear, I will be in this band, hallelujah, For Daniel says he'll come this year; I will be in this band, hallelujah; I will be in this band, hallelujah.

99. Both prophets and apostles too, I will be in this band, hallelujah; Their writings show this doctrine true; I will be in this band, hallelujah; I will be in this band, hallelujah.

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Verse 1

1. Here is a band of brethren dear, I will be in this band, Hallelujah, Their leader calls them not to fear; I will be in this band, Hallelujah; I will be in this band, Hallelujah; In the Second Advent band, Hallelujah./˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘////˘/˘57A

Verse 2

2. As I was walking one day, I will be in this band, hallelujah; And thinking about this good old way, I will be in this band, hallelujah, I will be in this band, hallelujah.˘˘˘/˘//˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘///˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘46A

Verse 3

3. There was a voice which reached my soul, I will be in this band, hallelujah; Fear not, I make the wounded whole, I will be in this band, hallelujah; I will be in this band, hallelujah./˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘46A

Verse 4

4. My dungeon shook, my chains fell off, I will be in this band, hallelujah; My soul unfettered went aloft; I will be in this band, hallelujah; I will be in this band, hallelujah.˘/˘/˘///˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘46A

Verse 5

5. I little thought he was so nigh, I will be in this band, hallelujah, He spoke and made me smile and cry; I will be in this band, hallelujah; I will be in this band, hallelujah.˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘46A

Verse 6

6. Now bless the Lord, I can proclaim, I will be in this band, hallelujah; That Jesus has made all things well; I will be in this band, hallelujah; I will be in this band, hallelujah.//˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘////˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘46A

Verse 7

7. O shout my children, shout, you're free, I will be in this band, hallelujah, For Christ has bought your liberty! I will be in this band, hallelujah; I will be in this band, hallelujah.˘/˘/˘///˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘46A

Verse 8

8. O bless the Lord, we need not fear, I will be in this band, hallelujah, For Daniel says he'll come this year; I will be in this band, hallelujah; I will be in this band, hallelujah.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘///˘/˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘46A

Verse 9

9. Both prophets and apostles too, I will be in this band, hallelujah; Their writings show this doctrine true; I will be in this band, hallelujah; I will be in this band, hallelujah.//˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘46A

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.