Shout glory, halle, hallelujah.
When shall I be delivered from this vain world of sin,
And with my blessed Jesus drink endless pleasures in?
The text core is generally ascribed to John Leland (1754-1844). See White Spirituals, 217ff. Further stanzas are given under ‘[Faithful Soldier]’.
No. 188
[BATES] or [TO HEAR THE TRUMPET SOUND], REV 158
Hexatonic, mode 3 b (I II III IV V VI —)
Oh, brother, in that day
We’ll take wings and fly away,
And we’ll hear the trumpet sound in the morning.