The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#973

973. The time is near when Zion's sons

1 The time is near when Zion's sons,
With rapturous joy shall sing the song
Foretold by seers anointed ones:
We have a city great and strong,
We have a city great and strong.

2 Open, ye gates! The glorious King
Approaches with a holy throng;
Open, ye gates! Saints, angels, sing
On golden harps the victor's song!

3 O righteous nation! enter in,
That kept the law of truth below,
Enter the place, all free from sin,
Where life's pure waters gently flow.

4 Within these walls shall they remain,
Who trusted, mighty Lord! in thee:
Death, their last enemy, is slain;
They have a right to life's fair tree.

Text Information

• First Line: The time is near when Zion's sons
• Author: R. F. Cottrell
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Reward of Saints

Tune Information

• Name: ANVERN
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: F Major or modal
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #223, 624, or 136.