Brown was a loving, compassionate father of twenty, who enjoyed singing hymns to his children. Eight of his children outlived him, and in their letters and written remembrances, we find many references to their father singing them to sleep, and nursing them through sickness.
Brown's favorite hymn was "Blow Ye the Trumpet Blow," by Charles Wesley (1707 – 1787). Wesley, who also wrote "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing," was a founding father of the Methodist movement in
Brown's great love of the hymn "Blow Ye the Trumpet Blow" was well known by his acquaintances. Lyman Epps, a
The year of jubilee is come!
The year of jubilee is come!
Return, ye ransomed sinners, home.
Take a moment to read the words of this simple, yet powerful hymn. The melody can be heard by clicking here
Blow ye the Trumpet, Blow!
Blow ye the trumpet, blow!
The gladly solemn sound
Let all the nations know,
To earth’s remotest bound:
The gladly solemn sound
Let all the nations know,
To earth’s remotest bound:
Refrain
The year of jubilee is come!
The year of jubilee is come!
Return, ye ransomed sinners, home.
The year of jubilee is come!
Return, ye ransomed sinners, home.
Jesus, our great high priest,
Hath full atonement made,
Ye weary spirits, rest;
Ye mournful souls, be glad:
Hath full atonement made,
Ye weary spirits, rest;
Ye mournful souls, be glad:
Refrain
Extol the Lamb of God,
The sin atoning Lamb;
Redemption by His blood
Throughout the lands proclaim:
Redemption by His blood
Throughout the lands proclaim:
Refrain
Ye slaves of sin and hell,
Your liberty receive,
And safe in Jesus dwell,
And blest in Jesus live:
Your liberty receive,
And safe in Jesus dwell,
And blest in Jesus live:
Refrain
Ye who have sold for naught
Your heritage above
Shall have it back unbought,
The gift of Jesus’ love:
Your heritage above
Shall have it back unbought,
The gift of Jesus’ love:
Refrain
The Gospel trumpet hear,
The news of heavenly grace;
And saved from earth, appear
Before your Savior’s face:
The news of heavenly grace;
And saved from earth, appear
Before your Savior’s face:
Refrain
Blow Ye, the Trumpet, Blow
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Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
Catalog # SBMP 812
SATB a cappella
Traditional sacred text in English
Difficulty rating (1-5): 3
This was abolitionist John Brown’s favorite hymn, a fact I learned in 2003 while visiting the Brown family farm in Lake Placid, NY after attending Gregg Smith’s Summer Music Festival in nearby Saranac Lake. John Brown’s ghost must be guiding me lately, I happened to be able to visit Harper’s Ferry, VA both of the previous summers! I must say that the meeting of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers at Harper’s Ferry is breathtakingly beautiful. The arrangement is dedicated to John Brown. I hope he likes it.
Complete perusal score available upon request.
I would love to have the complete score for my archives.
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Very interesting post!
ReplyDeleteMy Great Great Grandfather, Charles F. Steen, was a pallbearer at the funeral of John Brown, Jr.,
at South Bass Island!
Dorene, thank you for visiting my blog. How exciting to have such a great tie to history.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing with me. I would love to hear any stories that have been passed down in your family.
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The human voice is probably the most wonderful of all musical instruments. And hymns are some of the most precious songs the human voice has ever sung. What a warm and wonderful way to remember John Brown, with his favorite hymn. Thank you for sharing your story with the Carnival of Genealogy.
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