Whose hearts are join’d in one;
Hold up your heads with courage bold,
Your race is almost run:
Above the clouds behold Him stand,
And smiling bid you come;
And angels whisper you away,
To your eternal home.
“This enrapturing song [the text] was written by Rev. Jno. Adam Granade, about 1802”, the compiler of the Olive Leaf says. And he adds, “Structure of this air learned of a negro, Mark Hull, 1843.” The tune belongs to the ‘[Hallelujah]’ group, which see for many related tunes.
No. 119
[TO BE WITH CHRIST], REV 14
Hexatonic, mode 2 b (I — 3 IV V 6 7)