Scripture Verse

The city of the Lord, the Zion of the Holy One. Isaiah 60:14

Introduction

Words: D. N. Beard, 1911. Pub­lished in Sup­ple­ment to the Harp of Glo­ry, ed­it­ed by Will­iam T. Dale & Hen­ry A. R. Hor­ton (Nash­ville, Ten­nes­see: Will­iam T. Dale, 1912), num­ber 38.

Music: T. R. Beard (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

Zion, blest Zi­on, is my home,
Cheerfully marchi­ng with the throng,
Marching to Zi­on, Zi­on, Zi­on,
Zion, ci­ty of our God;
Beautiful Zi­on, glo­ri­ous ci­ty,
Blessèd ci­ty of our God.
Beautiful Zi­on, Zi­on, Zi­on,
Zion, Zi­on is my home.
Zion, Zi­on, Zi­on, Zi­on,
City of our God.
Zion, Zi­on, Zi­on, Zi­on,
Happy home above.
Beautiful Zi­on, glo­ri­ous ci­ty,
Blessèd ci­ty of our God.
Beautiful Zi­on, Zi­on, Zi­on,
Zion, Zi­on is my home.

Zion the ci­ty of the blest,
Where way­worn pil­grims find sweet rest;
Beautiful Zi­on, Zi­on, Zi­on,
Zion, ci­ty far above;
The on­ly way to that bright ci­ty,
Is thru Je­sus’ pre­cious blood;
Beautiful Zi­on, Zi­on, Zi­on, Zi­on
Zion is my home.
Zion, Zi­on, Zi­on, Zi­on,
City of our God.
Zion, Zi­on, Zi­on, Zi­on,
Happy home above.
The on­ly way to that bright ci­ty,
Is thru Je­sus’ pre­cious blood;
Beautiful Zi­on, Zi­on, Zi­on, Zi­on
Zion is my home.

Zion, O Zi­on, Zi­on, love,
Beautiful ci­ty far ab­ove,
Beautiful ci­ty, Zi­on, ci­ty,
Zion, ci­ty of our God;
Beautiful Zi­on, glo­ri­ous ci­ty,
Blessèd ci­ty of our God.
Beautiful Zi­on, Zi­on, Zi­on,
Zion, Zi­on is my home.
Zion, Zi­on, Zi­on, Zi­on,
City of our God.
Zion, Zi­on, Zi­on, Zi­on,
Happy home ab­ove.
Beautiful Zi­on, glo­ri­ous ci­ty,
Blessèd ci­ty of our God.
Beautiful Zi­on, Zi­on, Zi­on,
Zion, Zi­on is my home.