Wake the Song

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Wake the song, wake the song, wake the song, wake the song of jubilee

Author: E. O. Excell
Tune: [Wake the song, wake the song] (Excell)
Published in 14 hymnals

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Wake the song, wake the song, wake the song, wake the song of jubilee;
Wake the song, wake the song, wake the song, wake the song of jubilee;
Let it echo o'er the sea, let it echo o'er the sea.
Wake the song, wake the song, wake the song, wake the song of jubilee;
Loud as mighty thunders roar, when it breaks, when it breaks upon the shore;
Wake the song, Wake the song,
Let it echo o'er the sea.
Let it echo o'er the sea, let it echo o'er the sea.
Wake the song, wake the song, wake the song, wake the song of jubilee;
Loud as mighty thunders roar, when it breaks, when it breaks upon the shore;
Wake the song, Wake the song,
Let it echo o'er the sea.
See Jehovah's banner furled,
Sheathed the sword, He speaks, 'tis done, now the kingdoms of this world are the kingdoms of the Son;
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, Amen;
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, Amen.

Source: The New Praiseworthy: for the Church and Sunday School #245

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Author: E. O. Excell

Edwin Othello Excel USA 1851-1921. Born at Uniontown, OH, he started working as a bricklayer and plasterer. He loved music and went to Chicago to study it under George Root. He married Eliza Jane “Jennie” Bell in 1871. They had a son, William, in 1874. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he became a prominent publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings. He founded singing schools at various locations in the country and worked with evangelist, Sam Jones, as his song leader for two decades. He established a music publishing house in Chicago and authored or composed over 2,000 gospel songs. While assisting Gypsy Smith in an evangelistic campaign in Louisville,… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Wake the song, wake the song, wake the song, wake the song of jubilee
Title:	Wake the Song
Author:	E. O. Excell
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain