← Gabriel's Harp Second Advent Band Hymns (1843) · No. 16

Gabriel's Harp

What sound is this salutes my ear?

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What sound is this salutes my ear?'Tis Gabriel's trump methinks I hear;The expected day is come!Behold, the heavens, the earth, the seaProclaim the year of Jubilee!Return ye exiles, home.

2

Behold, the fair Jerusalem,Illuminated by the Lamb,In glory doth appear!Fair Zion, rising from the tombsTo meet the Bridegroom; lo! he comes,And hails the festive year.

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My soul is striving to be there;O could I rise and wing the air,And trace the heavenly road,Adieu, adieu, all earthly things!O that I had an angel's wings,I'd quickly see my God.

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Fly, lingering moments fly, O fly!I thirst, I pant, I long to try,Angelic joys to prove.Soon shall I quit this house of clay,Clap my glad wings and soar away,And shout redeeming love.