Wednesday, January 20, 2010

When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder


  1. I love the hymn, "When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder," especially when it is sung with an upbeat tempo.  It makes me yearn to hear that trumpet sound.  It makes grateful that my name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life.  As the last verse reminds us, "Let us labor for the Master from the dawn till setting sun. Let us talk of all his wondrous love and care."  I couldn't find a version on Youtube that captured the folksy, Bluegrass sound I wanted, so I went with Loretta Lynn's version in honor of my Mom:



Here are the words: 

  1. When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no more,
    And the morning breaks, eternal, bright and fair;
    When the saved of earth shall gather over on the other shore,
    And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.

Refrain: 

  1. When the roll is called up yonder,
    When the roll is called up yonder,
    When the roll is called up yonder,
    When the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
  2. On that bright and cloudless morning when the dead in Christ shall rise,
    And the glory of His resurrection share;
    When His chosen ones shall gather to their home beyond the skies,
    And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
  3. Let us labor for the Master from the dawn till setting sun,
    Let us talk of all His wondrous love and care;
    Then when all of life is over, and our work on earth is done,
    And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.

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