This song dates to 1875:

Hark! the sound goeth forth; ‘tis the good shepherd’s voice.
Ev’ry Saint who is wise will take heed and obey.
Let us prove we have wisdom and light, by our choice,
As we turn in good faith from our idols away.
Consecrating ourselves and our strength to the Lord,
With our means, and in fact, all that’s under our care,
And uniting together with joyful accord
In the Order of Zion, so charming and fair.

“Thy kingdom come” should be our prayer,
“The will be done” our constant care.
That we may all in chorus sing,
“We hail thee, Jesus Christ, our King.”

Let us love one another, and strive to be one
In our efforts to build up the Kingdom of God;
That His will may on earth and in heaven be done,
Then we’ll live without fear of the chastening rod.
We will beautify Zion, our homes we’ll adorn,
And we’ll cultivate freely choice flowers and fruits;
We’ll not muzzle the ox when he treads out the corn,
But with kindness control human beings and brutes.

“Thy kingdom come” should be our prayer,
“The will be done” our constant care.
That we may all in chorus sing,
“We hail thee, Jesus Christ, our King.”

Oh! how pleasant ‘twill be, when we’re joined heart and hand,
In our earnest endeavors for mutual good;
For then love, joy and peace will prevail o’er the land,
And the way to be happy be well understood.
and whenever we meet on occasions like this,
to give vent to our feelings, to God we’ll sing songs;
Realizing that he is the source of our bliss,
And our heartfelt thanksgiving unto Him belongs.

“Thy kingdom come” should be our prayer,
“The will be done” our constant care.
That we may all in chorus sing,
“We hail thee, Jesus Christ, our King.”


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