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Text:Rejoice and Be Glad
Author:Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889
Tune:[Rejoice and be glad]
Composer:John J. Husband, 1760-1825

28. Rejoice and Be Glad

1 Rejoice and be glad!
The Redeemer has come!
Go look on His cradle,
His cross and His tomb.

Refrain
Sound His praises!
Tell the story
Of Him who was slain!
Sound His praises!
Tell with gladness
He liveth again!

2 Rejoice and be glad!
Now the pardon is free!
The Just for the unjust
Has died on the tree. [Refrain]

3 Rejoice and be glad!
For the Lamb that was slain
O’er death is triumphant,
And liveth again. [Refrain]

4 Rejoice and be glad!
For our Lord is on high:
He pleadeth for us on
His throne in the sky! [Refrain]

5 Rejoice and be glad!
For He cometh again!
He cometh in glory,–
The Lamb that was slain. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Rejoice and be glad!
Title: Rejoice and Be Glad
Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889
Refrain First Line: Sound His praises! Tell the story
Language: English
Publication Date: 1977
Topic: Praise
Tune Information
Name: [Rejoice and be glad]
Composer: John J. Husband, 1760-1825
Key: F Major or modal



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