The re­deemed of the Lord shall re­turn
To Zi­on with mu­sic and song;
And dai­ly sweet les­sons of mer­cy will learn,
As they journey the path­way along.

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With joy and with sing­ing,
Thanksgiving and praise,
Their sweet voic­es ring­ing
In tri­um­phant lays;
His mer­cy and good­ness
Shall still be their song,
As home­ward to Zi­on
They jour­ney along.

The re­deemed of the Lord shall re­turn
From lands where, as cap­tive, they sighed;
With love and de­vo­tion their spi­rits shall burn,
As they sing of the One cru­ci­fied.

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The re­deemed of the Lord shall re­turn
With sing­ing for Zi­on’s bright day;
Far, far on the hill­tops their glad eyes dis­cern,
And sor­row and fear flee away.

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