We're Marching To Zion - The United Methodist Hymnal

Recorded live in service 2023.11.05 at The First United Methodist Church of LaGrange, GA. With The Chancel Choir; Don Papenbrock, Organist / Music Director
The First United Methodist Church of LaGrange
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"We're Marching to Zion", United Methodist Hymnal, No. 733
Text: Marching to Zion
Author: Isaac Watts
Author (refrain): Robert Lowry
Tune: MARCHING TO ZION
1. Come, we that love the Lord,
and let our joys be known;
join in a song with sweet accord,
join in a song with sweet accord
and thus surround the throne,
and thus surround the throne.
Refrain:
We're marching to Zion,
beautiful, beautiful Zion;
we're marching upward to Zion,
the beautiful city of God.
2. Let those refuse to sing
who never knew our God;
but children of the heavenly King,
but children of the heavenly King
may speak their joys abroad,
may speak their joys abroad.
(Refrain)
3. The hill of Zion yields
a thousand sacred sweets
before we reach the heavenly fields,
before we reach the heavenly fields,
or walk the golden streets,
or walk the golden streets.
(Refrain)
4. Then let our songs abound,
and every tear be dry;
we're marching through Emmanuel's ground,
we're marching through Emmanuel's ground,
to fairer worlds on high,
to fairer worlds on high.
(Refrain)

[@georgeverghese2292]

The organ is played so loud, that no one can hear the singing of the congregation. It should be the other way around. Anyways, it is great. God bless.

[@missevelynealuso2305]

You have nailed it

[@carswithswagautomotive7994]

Spoken like someone who has no idea the struggles of modern congregational singing and has never been an organist nor held a music director's position.