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Hymns · 1893

When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder

Songwriter James Black

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Verse 1
When the trum­pet of the Lord shall sound, (Matt. 24:31, I Cor. 15:52, I Thess. 4:16-17)
And time shall be no more, (Rev. 10:6)
And the morn­ing breaks, eter­nal, bright and fair;
When the saved of earth shall ga­ther (Matt. 24:31, I Thess. 4:16-17)
Over on the oth­er shore,
And the roll is called up yon­der, I’ll be there. (Luke 10:20, Phil. 4:3, Rev. 3:5, Rev. 13:8, Rev. 17:8, Rev. 20:12)

Chorus
When the roll, is called up yon­der,
When the roll is called up yon­der,
When the roll is called up yon­der,
When the roll is called up yon­der, I’ll be there. (Luke 10:20, Phil. 4:3, Rev. 3:5, Rev. 13:8, Rev. 17:8, Rev. 20:12)

Verse 2
On that bright and cloud­less morn­ing
When the dead in Christ shall rise, (I Cor. 15:52, I Thess. 4:16-17)
And the glo­ry of His re­sur­rect­ion share; (Rom. 8:17)
When His chos­en ones shall ga­ther
To their home be­yond the skies, (Matt. 24:31, John 14:2-3, II Cor. 5:1, I Thess. 4:16-17)
And the roll is called up yon­der, I’ll be there. (Luke 10:20, Phil. 4:3, Rev. 3:5, Rev. 13:8, Rev. 17:8, Rev. 20:12)

Verse 3
Let us la­bor for the Mas­ter
From the dawn till set­ting sun, (John 9:4, Matt. 20:1-16)
Let us talk of all His won­drous love and care;
Then when all of life is ov­er,
And our work on earth is done, (II Tim. 4:7)
And the roll is called up yon­der, I’ll be there. (Luke 10:20, Phil. 4:3, Rev. 3:5, Rev. 13:8, Rev. 17:8, Rev. 20:12)