Evangelical Lutheran Worship ‎#625

625. Come, We That love the Lord (We're 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 tell their joys abroad,
may tell 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 through Emmanuel's ground,
we're marching through Emmanuel's ground,
to fairer worlds on high,
to fairer worlds on high. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Come, we that love the Lord
• Title: Come, We That love the Lord (We're Marching to Zion)
• Author (stanzas): Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
• Author (refrain): Robert Lowry, 1825-1899
• Refrain First Line: We're marching to Zion
• Meter: 6 6 8 8 6 6 and refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2006
• Topic: Hope, Assurance; Saints Days; Advent; City; Gathering; Journey, Pilgrimage

Tune Information

• Name: MARCHING TO ZION
• Composer: Robert Lowry
• Meter: 6 6 8 8 6 6 and refrain
• Key: F Major