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A GREAT DAY IN ZION

Scripture Verse

I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord. Psalm 27:6

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Al­bert H. Grove, 1903, alt. (🔊 ). Ap­peared in Gold Tried in the Fire (In­di­an­apo­lis, In­di­ana: Brown Bro­thers, 1904), num­ber 131.

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Lyrics

Oh! what a great day in Zi­on ’twill be—
When ov­er the riv­er
We safe­ly have crossed;
We’ll meet our dear friends,
Our loved ones we’ll see,
Unknown to the world that is lost.

Refrain

What a great day in Zi­on ’twill be—
When we have crossed o’er Jor­dan’s swift tide,
Our voic­es will blend with an­gels in glee,
While ho­ver­ing by His dear side.

Oh! what a great day in Zion ’twill be—
When souls shall be hap­py
As nev­er be­fore;
From heart­aches and sor­row we shall be free,
When safe­ly we land on yon shore.

Refrain

Oh! what a great day in Zi­on ’twill be—
’Mid sound­ing of trum­pets,
With harp in our hand;
With an­gels of light, the glo­ries we’ll see—
Of Heav­en, the pa­ra­dise land.

Refrain