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Religion Is a Fortune 319

Tune: William L. Williams, 1850
Alto: Wilson Marion Cooper, 1902
Lyrics: John Leland, 1793
Meter: 7s,6s (7,6,7,6)
O when shall I see Jesus,
And reign with Him above,
Shout glory, halle, hallelujah.
And from the flowing fountain,
Drink everlasting love?
Shout glory, halle, hallelujah.

Chorus:

When we all get to heaven,
We will shout aloud and sing,
Shout glory, halle, hallelujah.
Religion is a fortune,
And heaven is a home,
Shout glory, halle, hallelujah.

When shall I be delivered
From this vain world of sin,
Shout glory, halle, hallelujah.
And with my blessed Jesus
Drink endless pleasures in?
Shout glory, halle, hallelujah.

(Chorus)