MARCHING TO ZION
"You will know that I, the Lord your God, dwell in Zion, My holy hill."
Joel 3:17
Words: Isaac Watts, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707; original title:
"Heavenly Joy on Earth."
Music: Robert Lowry, Silver Spray, 1867.
Come, we that love the Lord,
And let our joys be known;
Join in a song with sweet accord,
Join in a song with sweet accord
And thus surround the throne,
And thus surround the throne.
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We're marching to Zion,
Beautiful, beautiful Zion;
We're marching upward to Zion,
The beautiful city of God.
Let those that refuse to sing,
Who never knew our God;
But children of the heavenly King,
But children of the heavenly King
May speak their joys abroad,
May speak their joys abroad.
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The God, Who rules on high,
Who all the earth surveys,
Who rides upon the stormy sky,
Who rides upon the stormy sky,
And calms the roaring seas,
And calms the roaring seas.
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This awful God is ours,
Our Father and our Love;
He will send down his heav'nly powers,
He will send down his heav'nly powers,
To carry us above,
To carry us above.
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There we shall see His face,
And never, never sin!
There, from the rivers of His grace,
There, from the rivers of His grace,
Drink endless pleasures in,
Drink endless pleasures in.
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Yea, and before we rise,
To that immortal state,
The thoughts of such amazing bliss,
The thoughts of such amazing bliss,
Should constant joys create,
Should constant joys create.
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The men of grace have found,
Glory begun below.
Celestial fruit on earthly ground
Celestial fruit on earthly ground
From faith and hope may grow,
From faith and hope may grow.
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The hill of Zion yields
A thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the heavenly fields,
Before we reach the heavenly fields,
Or walk the golden streets,
Or walk the golden streets.
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Then let our songs abound,
And every tear be dry;
We're marching through Emmanuel's ground,
We're marching through Emmanuel's ground,
To fairer worlds on high,
To fairer worlds on high.
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