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The day before Leslie Jordan's death, he posted a video to Instagram of him singing hymns while accompanied by singer-songwriter Danny Myrick on the guitar. In the caption, Jordan wrote: "Danny helped me with a new original song that should be comin' out real soon. Love. Light. Leslie." Seems like his goal was to have a follow-up to his first album.

The lyrics of the hymn are deeply touching considering what happened to Jordan. They include: "When the trumpets of the Lord shall sound and time shall be no more / And the morning breaks eternal bright and fair / When the saved of verse should gather over on the other shore / When the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there."

Jordan grew up gay in the conservative Baptist church, and he opened up to The Tennessean about not feeling "accepted in organized religion" and having a hard time even listening to hymns as a result. But, over time and after getting sober, Jordan found comfort in the songs and his faith alike, sharing: "I know what my beliefs are. God knows my heart. And I'm good, and I do well." 

The "Will & Grace" star also mentioned toying around with the idea of writing a musical about a gay traveling minister running a hilariously devious scam. With the volume of comments on Jordan's last video, it's clear that he will be dearly missed by many.