The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16455

16455. The Lion Of Judah

1 With heav’n­ly re­joic­ing we on­ward go,
The world left be­hind us, and ev­ery foe;
We hast­en away o’er the de­sert sand,
We’ll soon reach the bor­der of Beu­lah land.

Refrain:
The Li­on of Ju­dah has fought and won,
Destroying the pow’r of the ev­il one;
From dark­ness and bond­age, He set me free—
Rejoicing, I go shout­ing vic­to­ry!

2 The path may seem drea­ry, and long the day,
And dan­gers may threat­en along my way,
But trust­ing in Him, I shall ne­ver fear,
And soon I’ll be home where there’s peace and cheer. [Refrain]

3 Take cour­age and fear not, thou lit­tle flock,
The world may des­pise you, may jeer and mock;
The end of af­flict­ion and scorn is nigh,
Each day draw­eth near­er your home on high. [Refrain]

4 He’s com­ing to meet us, He’ll soon be here,
We’ll join Him on high and go with Him there;
Oh, won­der­ful joy when His face I see:
I’ll praise and ad­ore Him, eter­nal­ly! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: With heav’n­ly re­joic­ing we on­ward go
• Title: The Lion Of Judah
• Author: Joel Blomqvist, 1840-1930
• Translator: Nathaniel Carlson
• Refrain First Line: The Li­on of Ju­dah has fought and won
• Meter: 10.10.10.10 D
• Language: English
• Source: The Covenant Hymnal (Chicago: Covenant Book Concern, 1931)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: EIN KAREM
• Composer: George Frederick Root, 1820-1895 (alt.)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10 D
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain