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<p>New page: =Lyrics= *Copyright: <a href="/Public_Domain" title="Public Domain">Public Domain</a> ==Lyrics from <a href="/A_Collection_of_Sacred_Hymns,_for_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter_Day_Saints,_1841" title="A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1841">A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1841</a>== &lt;pre&gt;Hymn 295 8 7 8 7 D 1. Zion&#039;s noblest...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>=Lyrics=<br /> *Copyright: [[Public Domain]]<br /> ==Lyrics from [[A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1841]]==<br /> &lt;pre&gt;Hymn 295<br /> 8 7 8 7 D<br /> 1. Zion's noblest sons are weeping;<br /> See her daughters, bathed in tears,<br /> Where the Patriarch is sleeping,<br /> Nature's sleep—the sleep of years.<br /> Hushed is every note of gladness—<br /> Ev'ry minstrel's bow's full low—<br /> Ev'ry heart, is tuned to sadness—<br /> Ev'ry bosom feels the blow.<br /> <br /> 2. Zion's children loved him dearly;<br /> Zion was his daily care:<br /> That his loss is felt sincerely,<br /> Thousand weeping saints declare;<br /> Thousands, who have shared his blessing<br /> Thousands, whom his service blessed,<br /> By his faith and pray'rs suppressing<br /> Evils, which their lives opprest.<br /> <br /> 3. Faith and works most sweetly blended,<br /> Proved his steadfast heart sincere;<br /> And the power of God attended<br /> His official labors, here,<br /> Long, he stemmed the pow'rs of darkness<br /> Like an anchor in the flood:<br /> Like an oak amid the tempest,<br /> Bold and fearlessly he stood.<br /> <br /> 4. Years have witnessed his devotions,<br /> By the love of God inspired;<br /> When his spirit's pure emotions,<br /> Were with holy ardor fired.<br /> Oft, he wept for suff'ring Zion—<br /> All her sorrows were his own:<br /> When she passed thro' grievous trials,<br /> Her oppression weighed him down.<br /> <br /> 5. Now he's gone; we'd not recall him<br /> From a paradise of bliss,<br /> Where no evil can befall him;<br /> To a changing world like this.<br /> His loved name, will never perish,<br /> Nor his mem'ry crown the dust;<br /> For the saints of God will cherish<br /> The remembrance of the just.<br /> <br /> 6. Faith's sweet voice of consolation,<br /> Soothes our grief: His spirit's flown<br /> Upward to a holier station,<br /> Nearer the celestial throne;<br /> There to plead the cause of Zion,<br /> In the council of the just—<br /> In the court, the saints rely on,<br /> Pending causes to adjust.<br /> <br /> 7. Though his earthly part is sleeping<br /> Lowly, 'neath the prairie sod;<br /> Soon the grave will yield its keeping—<br /> Yield to life, the man of God.<br /> When the heav'ns and earth are shaken—<br /> When all things shall be restored—<br /> When the trump of God shall waken<br /> Those that sleep in Christ the Lord.&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> [[category:Hymns]]<br /> [[category:Public Domain]]<br /> [[category:Public Domain Hymns]]<br /> [[category:Public Domain Lyrics]]<br /> [[category:Lyrics]]<br /> [[category:English Lyrics]]<br /> [[category:American English Lyrics]]<br /> [[category:8 7 8 7 D]]</div>

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