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ROLL
JORDAN.
L.
M.
"Blow
the
trumpet
among
the
nations,
prepare
the
nations."-Jer.
51:27.
Key
of
G
Major.
CHORUS.
A.
W.
and
John
G.
McCurry,
1855.
1.
He
comes!
He
comes!
the
Judge
se-vere,
Roll,
Jor-dan,
roll;
I
want
to
go
to
heaven,
I
do,
Hal-le-lu-jah.
Lord,
We'll
praise
the
Lord
in
heaven
a-bove,
Roll,
Jor-
The
seventh
trum-pet
speaks
him
near,
Roll,
Jor-dan
roll;
[dan,
roll,
CHORUS.
2.
His
lightnings
flash,
his
thunders
roll,
Roll,
Jor-dan,
roll;
I
want
to
go
to
heaven,
I
do,
Hal-le-lu-jah,
Lord,
We'll
praise
the
Lord
in
heaven
a-bove,
Roll,
Jor-
[dan,
roll.
How
welcome
to
the
faithful
soul!
Roll,
Jor-dan,
roll;
This
tune
was
composed
and
first
published
by
John
G.
McCurry
in
1855
in
the
Social
Harp,
by
him.
See
page
145.
Alto
added
by
S.
M.
Denson
and
words
re-arranged
by
J.
S.
James,
1911.
See
history
of
John
G.
McCurry
on
page
507.
REDEMPTION.
11s
"In
whom
we
have
redemption
through
his
blood,
even
the
forgiveness
of
sins.'
-Col.
1:14.
Key
of
G
Minor.
Leonard
P.
Breedlove,
1844.
Come,
friends
and
relations,
Let's
join
hearts
and
hands;
The
voice
of
the
turtle
is
heard
in
our
land;
Let's
all
walk
together.
And
follow
the
sound,
And
march
to
the
[place,
Where
redemption
is
found.
Come,
friends
and
relations,
Let's
join
hearts
and
hands;
The
voice
of
the
turtle
is
heard
in
our
land;
Let's
all
walk
together
And
follow
the
sound,
And
march
to
the
[place,
Where
redemption
is
found,
This
tune
was
in
the
Sacred
Harp
and
was
removed
by
the
revisors
and
the
tune
"St-
Paul"
put
in
its
place,
page
105.
Alto
added
by
S.
M.
Denson,
1911.
See
other
sketches
n
this
book
of
Breedlove,
the
original
author
of
this
tune.
Words
are
taken
from
Mercer's
Cluster,
by
Jesse
Mercer,
third
edition
1823.