Blow ye the trumpet, blow

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Composer
Thomas Clark
Difficulty
Moderately Easy radio_button_checked radio_button_checked radio_button_unchecked radio_button_unchecked radio_button_unchecked
Season
Advent Ash Wednesday
Voicing(s)
SATB
Instruments
Keyboard [organ/piano] Unaccompanied [a cappella]
Category
Anthems
Collections
Darkness to Light
Instrumental Only?
No
Description

SATB Choir. Great fun by English Composer Thomas Clark, but sounding very like many of the Sacred Harp tunes of the same period. Three verses, plus a repeated refrain make this easy to learn.

Text by Charles Wesley.

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Lyrics

Blow ye the trumpet, blow!
The gladly solemn sound
Let all the nations know,
To earth’s remotest bound:

Refrain

The year of jubilee is come!
The year of jubilee is come!
Return, ye ransomed sinners, home.

Refrain

Extol the Lamb of God,
The sin atoning Lamb;
Redemption by His blood
Throughout the lands proclaim:

Refrain

The Gospel trumpet hear,
The news of heavenly grace;
And saved from earth, appear
Before your Savior’s face: