Come, all ye Saints of Zion, And let us praise the Lord;
His ransomed are returning, According to his word.
In sacred song and gladness They walk the narrow way,
And thank the Lord who brought them To see the latter day.
Come, ye dispersed of Judah, Join in the theme and sing
With harmony unceasing The praises of our King,
Whose arm is now extended, On which the world may gaze,
To gather up the righteous In these the latter days.
Rejoice, rejoice, O Israel, And let your joys abound!
The voice of God shall reach you Wherever you are found
And call you back from bondage, That you may sing his praise
In Zion and Jerusalem, In these the latter days.
Then gather up for Zion, Ye Saints thruout the land,
And clear the way before you, As God shall give command.
Tho wicked men and devils Exert their pow'r 'tis vain,
Since He who is eternal Has said you shall obtain.
Wow! Isn't that amazing! I figured out this melody without the piano, and it was powerful, then I played it and... just, WOW! I couldn't stop smiling while I was singing, and it almost moved me to tears. A couple of my favorite phrases:
"The voice of God shall reach you Wherever you are found."
"Tho wicked men and devils Exert their pow'r 'tis vain, Since He who is eternal Has said you shall obtain."
And the way the music is written, it makes me feel like there should be an exclamation point at the end of each verse.
New favorite! Lost treasure! Beautiful!
Of course, it makes sense that a hymn like this would be written by a man like William W. Phelps, who wrote so many great hymns. And it's interesting to not that this was included in the first LDS hymnbook, put together by Emma Smith in 1835.
Go check it out!
Happy hymning!
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