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887. 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.

Chorus:
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. [Chorus]

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. [Chorus]

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

Text Information
First Line: Come, we that love the Lord
Title: Marching to Zion
Author: Isaac Watts
Refrain First Line: We're marching to Zion
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: The Home Eternal: City of God
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Come, we that love the Lord]
Composer: Robert Lowry
Key: G Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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