Lutheran Service Book ‎#669

669. Come, We That Love the Lord

1 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.

Refrain:
We're marching to Zion,
Beautiful, beautiful Zion;
We're marching upward to Zion,
The beautiful city of God.

2 Let those refuse to sing
That never knew our God;
But children of the heav'nly King,
But children of the heav'nly King
May speak their joys abroad,
May speak their joys abroad. [Refrain]

3 The hill of Zion yields
A thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the heav'nly fields,
Before we reach the heav'nly fields,
Or walk the golden streets,
Or walk the golden streets. [Refrain]

4 Then let our songs abound,
And ev'ry tear be dry;
We're marching through Immanuel's ground,
We're marching through Immanuel's ground
To fairer worlds on high,
To fairer worlds on high. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Come, we that love the Lord
• Title: Come, We That Love the Lord
• Author (stanzas): Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
• Author (refrain): Robert Lowry, 1826-99
• Refrain First Line: We're marching to Zion
• Meter: S M and refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2006
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 35:8
  ;
  Psalm 48:2
  ;
  Jeremiah 31:12
  ;
  Psalm 149:2
  ;
  Isaiah 35:10
• Topic: The Church Militant

Tune Information

• Name: MARCHING TO ZION
• Composer: Robert Lowry, 1826-99
• Meter: S M and refrain
• Key: F Major