Proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you.
Leviticus 25:10
Words: Maria B. W. Barnes, in Bright Jewels, by Robert Lowry (New York: Biglow & Main, 1869).
Music: William F. Sherwin (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Barnes (head-and-shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels), would you ?
We sing our song of jubilee,
Our voices rising loud and free;
And with the notes of sweet accord,
We praise our ever blessèd Lord.
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Singing together, singing together,
Teachers and scholars gladly unite;
Singing together, singing together,
Love fills our hearts, and our faces are bright.
We praise Him for our mercies past,
And at His feet our cares we cast;
And O may He who guides our way
Forbid our youthful steps to stray.
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Our Sabbath school, O may He bless,
And guard its lambs with tenderness;
And lead us gently when we die
To our good shepherd’s fold on high.
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