“And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year,
and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof:
it shall be a jubile unto you;
and ye shall return every man unto his possession,
and ye shall return every man unto his family.” Leviticus 25:10
1. Our bondage it shall end, by and by, by and by,
Our bondage it shall end, by and by;
From Egypt’s yoke set free;
Hail the glorious jubilee,
And to Canaan we’ll return, by and by, by and by,
And to Canaan we’ll return, by and by.
2. Our Deliverer will come, by and by, by and by,
Our Deliverer will come, by and by;
And our sorrows have an end,
With our threescore years and ten,
And vast glory crown the day, by and by, by and by,
And vast glory crown the day, by and by.
3. Though our enemies are strong, we’ll go on, we’ll go on,
Though our enemies are strong, we’ll go on;
Though our hearts dissolve with fear,
Lo, Sinai’s God is near,
While the fiery pillar moves, we’ll go on, we’ll go on,
While the fiery pillar moves, we’ll go on.
4. Though bitter Marah’s streams, we’ll go on, we’ll go on,
Though bitter Marah’s streams, we’ll go on;
Though Baca’s vale be dry,
And the land yield no supply;
To a land of corn and wine, we’ll go on, we’ll go on,
To a land of corn and wine, we’ll go on.
5. And when to Jordan’s flood we are come, we are come,
And when to Jordan’s flood we are come;
Jehovah rules the tide,
And the waters he’ll divide,
And the ransomed host shall shout, “We are come, we are come!”
And the ransomed host shall shout, “We are come!”
6. Then friends shall meet again, who have loved, who have loved,
Then friends shall meet again, who have loved;
Our embraces shall be sweet
At the dear Redeemer’s feet,
When we meet to part no more, who have loved, who have loved,
When we meet to part no more, who have love.
7. Then with all the happy throng, we’ll rejoice, we’ll rejoice,
Then with all the happy throng, we’ll rejoice;
Shouting glory to our King,
Till the vaults of heaven ring,
And through all eternity we’ll rejoice, we’ll rejoice,
And through all eternity we’ll rejoice.
Playback
Songbook of the Conquering Christian (forerunner of Song in the Night): page 56
Author: Elliott’s “Sacred Lyre” 1828
Composer: E.J. King and Wm. Walker
Source: The Hesperian Harp, p. 219
Time: 2:01
