What heav’nly music do I hear!
Salvation sounding free,
Ye souls in bondage, lend an ear;
This is the Jubilee.
How sweetly do the tidings roll,
All round from sea to sea,
From land to land, from pole to pole;
This is the Jubilee.
Good news, good news to Adam’s race;
Let Christians all agree,
To sing redeeming love and grace;
This is the Jubilee.
The Gospel sounds a sweet release,
To all in misery,
And bids them welcome on to peace;
This is the Jubilee.
Sinners, be wise, return and come
Unto the Savior free;
The Spirit bids you welcome on;
This is the Jubilee.
Jesus is on the mercy seat,
Before Him bend the knee;
Let Heav’n and earth His praise repeat,
This is the Jubilee.
O all who dwell in foreign lands,
In want and poverty;
Return and come to Canaan’s land;
This is the Jubilee.
Come, ye redeemed, your tribute bring,
With songs of harmony;
While on the road to Canaan, sing
This is the Jubilee.
Words: John A. Granade · 1770
What Heav’nly Music Do I Hear!
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