1. When I was down in Egypt’s land
I heard my Saviour was at hand.
The midnight cry was sounding,
And I wanted to be free,
So I left the world and Babylon
To sound the jubilee.
2. They said that I had better stay
And go with them in their old way;
But they scoffed at my Lord’s coming,
With them I could not agree,
So I left my old companions
For to sound the jubilee.
3. They call us now a silly crew,
And say they know we’ll soon fall through.
But we still are growing stronger
Both in love and unity,
Since we left the world and Babylon
To sound the jubilee.
4. I now have joined the Christian band
Who’ve just come out from Egypt’s land;
They are on their way to Canaan,
A blest, praying company,
And with them I am proclaiming
That we’re near the jubilee.
5. If Satan comes to tempt your minds,
Then meet him with those blessed lines,
Saying, Get behind me, Satan,
I have naught to do with thee,
I have got my soul converted,
And I’ll sound the jubilee.
6. The battle is not to the strong,
The weak may sing the conqueror’s song.
I’ve been through the fiery furnace
And no harm was found on me.
I came out with the evidence
We’re near the jubilee.
7. When to our blessed Lord we rise,
And join our Saviour in the skies,
Where the wicked cannot follow
To disturb our harmony,
Where we’ll reign and be forever
With our God eternally.
– Anonymous (printed in an early Advent Review magazine)
