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Text:Roll on, thou joyful day
Author:Duncan

796. Roll on, thou joyful day

1 Roll on, thou joyful day,
When tyranny's proud sway,
Stern as the grave,
Shall to the ground be hurled,
And freedom's flag, unfurled,
Shall weave throughout the world
O'er every slave.

2 Free, too, the captive mind
By darkness long confined
In slavery's night;
The Saviour's reign extend,
Virtue with freedom blend,
And full salvation send
With freedom's light.

Text Information
First Line: Roll on, thou joyful day
Author: Duncan
Meter: 6s & 4s
Publication Date: 1873
Topic: The Christian Nation: Freedom; Universal Emancipation
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