Scripture Verse

A great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands. Revelation 7:9

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: E. D. Bed­dall, in Our Sab­bath Home Praise Book, ed­it­ed by John R. Swe­ney & Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1884), num­ber 8 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Bed­dall’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

We are march­ing on
To a bright and hap­py land,
Where the saints and an­gels
Evermore shall stand
Round the throne of God,
In a ho­ly, hap­py band,
Singing, glo­ry to the Lamb.

Refrain

Then, come and join us,
Come and join our hap­py band,
For with Je­sus by our side,
On our jour­ney He will guide
To the bright and hap­py land.

We will fight for Je­sus
As on our way we go,
In the bat­tle front
We will fight against the foe;
And a crown our Sav­ior
Upon us will be­stow,
In the bright and hap­py land.

Refrain

Come and join our ranks,
And for glo­ry make a start,
Leave the world and sin,
Come and with us take a part;
In the song of vic­t’ry
We’ll sing with voice and heart,
Hallelujah to the Lamb.

Refrain