Lyrics
1. Children of the heavenly King,
As ye journey, sweetly sing;
Sing your Savior’s worthy praise,
Glorious in His works and ways
2. Abra'm's favored seed be glad;
One with Christ ye shall be made;
He our human flesh assumed,
And our ruined souls redeemed.
3. We are traveling home to God,
In the way the fathers trod;
They are happy now, and we
Soon their happiness shall see.
4. O, ye banished seed, be glad!
Christ our Advocate is made;
Us to save, our flesh assumes—
Brother to our souls becomes.
5. Shout, ye little flock, and blest,
You on Jesus’ throne shall rest:
There your seat is now prepared—
There your kingdom and reward.
6. Lift your eyes, ye sons of light,
Zion’s city is in sight:
There our endless home shall be,
There our Lord we soon shall see.
7. Fear not, brethren; joyful stand
On the borders of your land;
Jesus Christ, your Father’s Son,
Bids you undismayed go on.
8. Lord, obedient we would go,
Gladly leaving all below;
Only Thou our Leader be;
And we will still follow Thee.
9. Seal our love, our labours end ;
Let us to Thy bliss ascend;
Let us to Thy kingdom come ;
Lord ! we long to be at home.
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11. Children of the heavenly King,
As we journey let us sing;
Sing our Savior's worthiest praise,
Glorious in his works and ways.
12. Ye are traveling home to God,
In the way the fathers trod;
They are happy now, and ye
Soon their happiness shall see.
13. Lord, submissive make us go,
Gladly leaving all below;
Only Thou our leader be,
And we still will follow Thee.
14. Foes are round us, but we stand
Near the borders of our land,
Jesus, God’s eternal Son,
Bids us, undismayed, go on.
15. Let us sing, for safe and blest,
We with Jesus, soon shall rest;
There our home is now prepared,
There our kingdom and reward.
16. Onward then we’ll gladly press
Through this earthly wilderness;
Only, Lord, our Leader be
And we still will follow thee.