HYMN 80. 4 8s & 2 6s

1 What sound is this salutes my ear?
‘T is Gabriel’s trump methinks I hear;
The expected day is come!
Behold, the heavens, the earth, the sea
Proclaim the year of Jubilee;
Return, ye exiles, home.MIM 96.4

2 Behold, the fair Jerusalem,
Illuminated by the Lamb,
In glory doth appear! Fair Zion rising from the tombs
To meet the Bridegroom, lo! he comes,
And hails the festive year.MIM 96.5

3 My soul is striving to be there;
O could I rise and wing the air,
And trace the heavenly road,
Adieu, adieu, all earthly things!
O that I had an angel’s wings,
I’d quickly see my God.MIM 97.1

4 Fly, lingering moments, fly, O fly!
I thirst, I pant, I long to try,
Angelic joys to prove.
Soon shall I quit this house of clay,
Clap my glad wings and soar away,
And shout redeeming love.MIM 97.2