Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#422

422. Marching to Zion

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 thru Immanuel’s ground,
We’re marching thru Immanuel’s ground
To fairer worlds on high,
To fairer worlds on high. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Come, we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known
• Title: Marching to Zion
• Author: Isaac Watts (1674-1748) (1707)
• Meter: S.M.Ref.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Doctrines: Eternal Life

Tune Information

• Name: [Come, we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known]
• Composer: Robert Lowry (1826-1899) (1867)
• Meter: S.M.Ref.
• Incipit: 13156 71231 5432
• Key: F Major or modal