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Hymns · 1750

Blow Ye the Trumpet, Blow

Songwriter Charles Wesley

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Details

Hymnal / album Hymns for New Year's Day, M.DCC.L.
Publisher Felix Farley
Copyright Public Domain (Disclaimer: This is not legal advice. The publication year, if correct, suggests that this work may be in public domain in the U.S..)
Notes Introduced in Charles Wesley, Hymns for New Year's Day, M.DCC.L. (Bristol: Felix Farley, 1749). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 6 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1870), page 12.

Scripture connections

Expository

This passage is the main idea of the song
Leviticus 25:8-27

References

Verses this song directly draws from
Genesis 25:33Isaiah 35:10Isaiah 51:11Isaiah 52:3Joel 2:1John 1:29Romans 6:17-20Ephesians 1:7Hebrews 2:17Hebrews 12:16I John 1:7

Allusions

Verses this song echoes or alludes to
Psalm 2:8Psalm 48:10Psalm 67:2Psalm 67:7Psalm 72:8Psalm 96:3Psalm 98:3Isaiah 27:13Isaiah 43:6Isaiah 45:22Isaiah 49:6Isaiah 52:10Isaiah 61:1-2Isaiah 61:3Jeremiah 31:8Micah 5:4Matthew 11:28Matthew 28:19-20Mark 16:15Luke 4:18-19John 15:4Acts 1:8Romans 6:23I Corinthians 13:12Galatians 5:1Ephesians 2:8Colossians 1:20Titus 2:11Hebrews 4:14-15Hebrews 9:12Hebrews 10:12I John 4:13Revelation 5:9Revelation 5:12Revelation 14:6

Lyrics

Verse 1
Blow ye the trumpet, blow (Lev. 25:9-10, Joel 2:1, Isa. 27:13)
The gladly solemn sound,
Let all the nations know (Ps. 67:2, Ps. 96:3)
To earth’s remotest bound (Ps. 2:8, Ps. 48:10, Ps. 67:7, Ps. 72:8, Ps. 98:3, Isa. 43:6, Isa. 45:22, Isa. 49:6, Isa. 52:10, Jer. 31:8, Mic. 5:4, Acts 1:8)
The year of jubilee is come; (Lev. 25:9-10, Isa. 61:1-2, Luke 4:18-19)
Return, ye ransom’d sinners, home! (Isa. 35:10, Isa. 51:11)

Verse 2
Jesus, our great high-priest, (Heb. 4:14-15)
Hath full atonement made; (Heb. 2:17, Heb. 9:12, Heb. 10:12)
Ye weary spirits rest, (Matt. 11:28)
Ye mournful souls be glad, (Isa. 61:3)
The year of jubilee is come; (Lev. 25:9-10, Isa. 61:1-2, Luke 4:18-19)
Return, ye ransom’d sinners, home! (Isa. 35:10, Isa. 51:11)

Verse 3
Extol the Lamb of God,
The all-atoning Lamb! (John 1:29, Rev. 5:12)
Redemption in his blood (Eph. 1:7, Rev. 5:9, I John 1:7, Col. 1:20)
Throughout the world proclaim: (Matt. 28:19-20, Mark 16:15)
The year of jubilee is come; (Lev. 25:9-10, Isa. 61:1-2, Luke 4:18-19)
Return, ye ransom’d sinners, home! (Isa. 35:10, Isa. 51:11)

Verse 4
Ye slaves of sin, and hell, (Rom. 6:17-20)
Your liberty receive, (Gal. 5:1, Isa. 61:1-2, Luke 4:18-19)
And safe in Jesus dwell, (John 15:4, I John 4:13)
And blest in Jesus live:
The year of jubilee is come; (Lev. 25:9-10, Isa. 61:1-2, Luke 4:18-19)
Return, ye ransom’d sinners, home. (Isa. 35:10, Isa. 51:11)

Verse 5
Ye who have sold for nought
Your heritage above (Gen. 25:33, Heb. 12:16)
Shall have it back unbought, (Isa. 52:3)
The gift of Jesu’s love: (Eph. 2:8, Rom. 6:23)
The year of jubilee is come; (Lev. 25:9-10, Isa. 61:1-2, Luke 4:18-19)
Return, ye ransom’d sinners, home. (Isa. 35:10, Isa. 51:11)

Verse 6
The gospel-trumpet hear, (Rev. 14:6)
The news of heavenly grace, (Tit. 2:11)
And sav’d from earth, appear
Before your Saviour’s face: (I Cor. 13:12)
The year of jubilee is come; (Lev. 25:9-10, Isa. 61:1-2, Luke 4:18-19)
Return to your eternal home. (Isa. 35:10, Isa. 51:11)