With One Voice ‎#742

742. 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
who 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 Emmanuel's ground,
we're marching through Emmanuel'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, 1675-1748
• Author (refrain): Robert Lowry, 1826-1899
• Refrain First Line: We're marching to Zion
• Meter: 6 6 8 8 6 6 and refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  Revelation 21:9-12
• Topic: All Saints Day; Christian Hope; Heaven, Eternal Life

Tune Information

• Name: MARCHING TO ZION
• Composer: Robert Lowry, 1826-1899
• Meter: 6 6 8 8 6 6 and refrain
• Key: F Major