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[The glorious light of Zion Is spreading all around] |
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[The glorious light of Zion Is spreading all around]
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The glorious light of ZionIs spreading all around,
And sinners now are heark'ning
Unto the gospel sound:
To see the saints in glory,
And the angels stand inviting,
The angels stand inviting,
to welcome pilgrims home.
to welcome pilgrims home.
2.
The standard of King JesusTriumphant doth arise,
And mourners crowd around it,
With bitter groans and cries.
To see the saints in glory, &c.
3.
The suffering, bleeding Saviour,Who died on Calvary.
Is now proclaim'd to sinners
To set the guilty free;
To see the saints in glory, &c.
4.
And while the glorious messageWas circulating round,
Some souls, exposed to ruin,
Redeeming love have found.
To see the saints in glory, &c.
5.
And of that favour'd number,I hope that I am one;
And Christ, I trust, will finish
The work he has begun;
To see the saints in glory, &c.
6.
He'll perfect it in righteousness,And I shall ever be
A monument of mercy,
To all eternity.
To see the saints in glory, &c.
7.
I am but a young convert,Who lately did enlist
A soldier under Jesus,
My Prophet, King, and Priest;
To see the saints in glory, &c.
8.
I have received my bounty,Likewise my martial dress,
A ring of love and favour,
A robe of righteousness.
To see the saints in glory, &c.
9.
Now down into the waterWill we young converts go;
There went our Lord and Master
When he was here below;
To see the saints in glory, &c.
10.
We lay our sinful bodiesBeneath the yielding wave,
An emblem of the Saviour,
When he lay in the grave.
To see the saints in glory, &c.
11.
Poor sinners, think what JesusHas done for you and me:
Behold his mangled body
Hung tortured on the tree!
To see the saints in glory, &c.
12.
His hands, his feet, his bleeding sideTo you he doth display;—
Oh! tell me, brother sinner,
How can you stay away?
To see the saints in glory, &c.
13.
Come, all you elder brethrenYe soldiers of the cross;
Who, for the sake of Jesus,
Have counted all things loss.—
To see the saints in glory, &c.
14.
Come pray for us, young convertsThat we may travel on,
And meet you all in glory
Where our Redeemer's gone.
To see the saints in glory, &c.
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