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THE POOR SLAVE'S JOY.

Here poor slaves have grief and pain;
Here we meet to part again:
In Heaven we part no more.
O! that will be joyful,
Joyful, joyful, joyful,
O! that will be joyful,
When bondage is no more.
All who love the Lord below,
When they die to Heaven will go,
And sing with saints above.
O! that will be joyful,
Joyful, joyful, joyful,
O! that will be joyful,
Where slavery is no more.

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Little children will be there,
Who have sought the Lord in prayer,
From the bright sunny South.
Oh! that will be joyful,
Joyful, joyful, joyful,
Oh! that will be joyful,
Where women are sold no more.
Teachers, too, shall meet above,
Pastors, parents, whom we love,
Shall meet to part no more.
Oh! that will be joyful,
Joyful, joyful, joyful,
O! that will be joyful,
Where children are sold no more.
O! happy we shall be,
For our Saviour we shall see,
Exalted on his throne.
O! that will be joyful,
Joyful, joyful, joyful,
O! that will be joyful,
Where woman is sold no more.