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Will You Go?

We're traveling home to heaven above, Will you go?

Author: Richard Jukes
Tune: WILL YOU GO? (Embry)
Published in 251 hymnals

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Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 We’re traveling home to heaven above,
Will you go? Will you go?
To sing the Savior’s dying love,
Will you go? Will you go?
Millions have reached that blest abode,
Anointed kings and priests to God;
And millions now are on the road,
Will you go? Will you go?

2 We're going to see the bleeding Lamb,
Will you go? Will you go?
In rapturous strains to praise His name,
Will you go? Will you go?
The crown of life we there shall wear,
The conqueror's palm our hands shall bear,
And all the joys of heaven we'll share,
Will you go? Will you go?

3 We're going to join the heavenly choir,
Will you go? Will you go?
To raise our voice and tune the lyre,
Will you go? Will you go?
There saints and angels gladly sing
Hosanna to their God and King,
And make the heavenly arches ring,
Will you go? Will you go?

4 We're going to walk the plains of light,
Will you go? Will you go?
Where perfect day excludes the night,
Will you go? Will you go?
Our sun will there no more go down
In that blest world of great reknown,
Our days of mourning past and gone,
Will you go? Will you go?

5 The way to heaven is free for all,
Will you go? Will you go?
For Jew and Gentile, great and small,
Will you go? Will you go?
Make up your mind, give God your heart,
With every sin and idol part,
And now for glory make a start,
Will you go? Will you go?

6 The way to heaven is straight and plain,
Will you go? Will you go?
Repent, believe, be born again,
Will you go? Will you go?
The Savior cries aloud to thee:
Take up thy cross and follow Me,
And thou shalt My salvation see,
Will you go? Will you go?


Source: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #496

Author: Richard Jukes

Rv Richard Jukes United Kingdom 1804-1867. Born at Clungunford, Shropshire, England, his father a stone mason, he was a prankster when young. He followed his father’s trade and became a stone mason for awhile before becoming an itinerant preacher. In 1829 he was part of a team missioning in Wiltshire and Aldbourne. His preaching was sometimes disturbed by efforts to disband the crowd, he even at times had eggs thrown at him. However, a society was formed and a barn was obtained for a place of worship. He was known as “the bard of the poor”. Over time he became a popular Primitive Methodist minister and hymn writer. He married Phoebe Pardoe (1805-1826) in 1825, but she died of typhus after less than a year of marriage. Late… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: We're traveling home to heaven above, Will you go?
Title: Will You Go?
Author: Richard Jukes
Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Will you go, will you go
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

G. A. Stearns has been suggested as the author, but the evidence for R. Jukes is much stronger.

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Instances

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A Chord #d117

A Collection of Choral Hymns for the ... Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Congregation #d196

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A Collection of Hymns #238

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #360

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A Collection of Sabbath School Hymns #47

A Prayer Meeting and Revival Hymn Book . 27th ed. #d532

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African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #496

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African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #542

American Sunday School Hymn Book. 2nd ed. #a190

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American Sunday School Hymn Book. New ed. #aa190

Anniversary and Sabbath School Hymns; or The Child's Sunday School Music Book #d107

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Anniversary and Sabbath School Hymns #83

Anniversary Hymns #d92

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Book of Praise for the Sunday School #203[349]

Chapel and Family Hymn Book #d151

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Chapel Treasures (Christ Chapel Sabbath-School, Lebanon, PA) #348

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Children of Zion #56

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Choice Hymns of the Faith #197

Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d1000

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Christian Songs #274

Companion of Praise for the Sunday School, Family and Prayer Meeting #d218

Compilation of Hymns for the Use of the Churches of the Christian Union #d779

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Devotional Melodies #198

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Die Deutsche Ausgabe der Englischen und Deutschen Frohen Botschaftslieder #e25

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Echoes of Paradise #150

English and German Gospel Songs, or The Ebenezer Hymnal #d281

Eureka Carols #d99

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Familiar Hymns for Social Meetings #24

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Francis Murphy's Gospel Temperance Hymnal #138

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Fresh Leaves for the use of Sabbath Schools #24a

Gates of Praise for the Worship of God and Use in His Service. Rev. ed. #d122

Gems for the Prayer Meeting #d70

Gems of Music #d62

Glorious Tidings #d172

Golden Censer #d95

Good News Hymns #110

Gospel Gems #d176

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Great Joy! #195

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Great Tabernacle Hymns #168

Hallowed Songs #d376

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Hallowed Songs #381

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Hallowed Songs #80

Happy Voices #d221

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Heart Melodies No. 3 #41

Heavenly Echoes #d126

Holiness to the Lord #d210

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Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #883

Hymn Book for the Army and Navy #d82

Hymn Book of the Colored M.E. Church in America #d560

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South #883

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church #S9

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (11th ed.) #S9

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Hymnal #542

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Hymns and Offices of Worship #93

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Hymns and Songs #278

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Hymns and Tunes for Prayer and Social Meetings #188

Hymns and Tunes for Vestry and Conference Meetings #d95

Hymns and Tunes for Vestry and Conferences. 2nd ed. #d87

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Hymns for Church and Home #229

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Hymns for Sunday Schools #A33

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Hymns for the Camp. (3rd ed. rev. and enl.) #54

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #472

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Hymns of Grace and Truth #349

Hymns of Grace and Truth. 2nd ed. #d361

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Hymns of Praise with Tunes #165

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Hymns of the Church, Ancient and Modern #292

Hymns, Religious and Patriotic #d66

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Hymns #9[8]

Joyful Voices #d99

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Many Voices; or, Carmina Sanctorum, Evangelistic Edition with Tunes #190

Maynard's Selected Sabbath School Hymns. 4th ed. #d234

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Methodist Social Hymn Book #53

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Millennial Harp #A60

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Millennial Harp #60

Musical Gems. 7th ed. #d92

New Silver Song #d151

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Oberlin social & sabbath school hymn book #148

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #93

Oriola #d277

Oriola #d281

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Plymouth Collection #a382

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Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #382

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Plymouth Sabbath School Collection #92

Praise to Jesus #d88

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Redemption Songs #112

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Revival Gems #66

Revival Hymns #d84

Revival Hymns #d183

Revival Hymns #d93

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Revival Hymns #40

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Revival Hymns (Rev. ed.) #55

Revival Hymns. 8th ed. #d26

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Revival Melodies, or Songs of Zion. #12

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Revival Songs #197

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