Leviticus 25:10. “And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession. And ye shall return every man unto his family.”
THE JUBILEE. Fifty years of light have come and gone; the year of Jubilee has now fully come – And God waits. His people need to remember again; what I think is mine belongs to Him – It is not mine. The land needs rest and the people too; go back to the beginning and start anew – Like at the first. This is no time to congratulate ourselves; it’s God who prospers the work itself – The work is His.
However, this is a time of joy; the trumpets sound all along the shore – Jubilee has come! “Shenath Hayobhel” is truly here; it has come now, the fiftieth year – Since the Gospel came. “Keren Hayobhel” sounds throughout the land; silver trumpets and the horns of rams – Stop and praise! Herald the fact that grace has won; the slaves are freed and the land returns – To God Himself.
At the tent of gathering where worship begins; the sounds of honor and praise to Him – Rises full. Then to those in far and distant places, different climes and different faces – Rejoice together. Great things He has done, there is no doubt; all join together and with one voice shout – God reigns! We are humbled and glad, both at the same time; from faces redeemed the joy outshines – I am the Lord’s!
God be thanked, we are free today; we have come together to Him homage to pay – To God be the glory! A generation has passed and part of another; a new one arises still sisters and brothers – To claim our land. It started small when God opened the door; and it gradually grew till more and more – The Lord added. Now we gather to Him in liberty; we are no longer slaves, by our God we are freed – All debts canceled.
This is the end of the beginning, not the end; from this place, now we pray God will send – Faithful people. We are free today; the shackles are broken; from this privileged place God’s Word is spoken – Truthfully. We will not go back; we must go ahead; all the people must know Christ’s blood was shed – Peace is made. We are free from sin, made servants of God; not by force, but because we would – Love Him wholly.
“Preach the Gospel to the poor” is to trumpet it; all the people of the Lord do their little bit – So others hear. We seem so small among the nations of men; but our God loves us even though and when – We have failed. For we walk with Him as children of light; small lights in the darkness always seem bright – In fellowship. We look ahead – the morning comes; we walk and we worship and we war as one – The Rapture nears!
As we come together to rest awhile; we talk with brothers and sisters, and we smile – As we think of the way.
The Lord worked here and He’ll work again; prepare our hearts for that time, and then – Souls are saved. A worshiping people are a power for God; we are committed to Him and His Holy Word – No compromise. At this jubilee year we stop and look back; then we turn around and see the heavenly track – Leads us home to God.
“O God of the ages: fifty years have passed since the Gospel boat, “M.G.M.” traveled to the Labrador coast. Three of the four men who were aboard have gone home to heaven. The memory of Herb Harris, George Campbell and Doug Howard is blessed to those of us who had the privilege of preaching the Gospel with them. Bert Joyce is the only one of those original traveling preachers who went there in 1956. Give him special grace and wisdom to give to the Lord’s people, a good and clear report of the events that happened that summer and fall. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”