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Come, Sing to the Lord
Verse 1
Come, sing to the Lord, his name to praise.
He in these latter days did raise
A prophet to his name,
The blessed gospel to restore;
Come sing to the Lord, his name adore!
Verse 2
The prophets of old beheld this day,
Its glory told in wondrous lay.
They saw our prophet dear,
Who times of fulness ushered in;
Come, sing to the Lord, his praises ring!
Verse 3
The keys of the priesthood of our Lord
To us in fulness are restored,
Their blessings to bestow,
And pow'rs divine are manifest.
Come, sing to the Lord, his name be blessed!
Source: Hymns, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1962. 32.
Come, Listen to a Prophet's Voice
Verse 1
Come, listen to a prophet's voice,
And hear the word of God,
And in the way of truth rejoice,
And sing for joy aloud.
We've found the way the prophets went
Who lived in days of yore.
Another prophet now is sent
This knowledge to restore.
Verse 2
The gloom of sullen darkness spread
Thru earth's extended space
Is banished by our living Head,
And God has shown his face.
Through erring schemes in days now past,
The world has gone astray;
Yet Saints of God have found at last
The straight and narrow way.
Verse 3
Tis not in man they put their trust,
Nor on his arm rely.
Full well assured, all are accursed
Who Jesus Christ deny.
The Savior to his people saith,
"Let all my words obey,
And signs shall follow living faith,
Down to the latest day.
Source: Hymns, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1962. 46.
Oh Give Me Back My Prophet Dear
Oh give me back my Prophet dear And Patriarch,
Oh give them back The Saints of latter-days to cheer,
And lead them in the gospel track!
But Oh they're gone from my embrace,
From earthly scenes their spirits fled.
Two of the best of Adam's race
Now lie entombed among the dead
Verse 2
Ye men of wisdom, tell me why,
No guilt, no crime in them were found,
Their blood doth now so loudly cry
From prison walls and Carthage ground
Your tongues are mute, but pray attend,
The secret I will now relate
Why those whom God to earth did lend
Have met the suffering martyrs' fate.
Verse 3
It is because they strove to gain,
Beyond the grave a heaven of bliss,
Because they made the gospel plain
And led the Saints to righteousness;
It is because God called them forth
And led them by his own right hand
Christ's coming to proclaim on earth
And gather Israel to their land.
Verse 4
It is because the priests of Baal
Were desperate their craft to save,
When they saw it doomed to fall,
They sent the Prophets to their grave.
Like scenes the ancient Prophets saw,
Like these the ancient Prophets fell,
And, till the resurrection dawn,
Prophet and Patriarch, farewell!
Source: Hymns, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1962. 137.
Some background on this hymn.
Praise to the Man
Verse 1
Praise to the man who communed with Jehovah!
Jesus anointed that Prophet and Seer.
Blessed to open the last dispensation,
Kings shall extol him and nations revere.
Chorus
Hail to the Prophet, ascended to heaven!
Traitors and tyrants now fight him in vain.
Mingling with Gods, he can plan for his brethren;
Death cannot conquer the hero again.
Verse 2
Praise to his memory he died as a martyr;
Honored and blest be his ever great name!
Long shall his blood, which was shed by assassins,
Plead unto heaven while the earth lauds his fame.
Chorus
Verse 3
Great is his glory and endless his priesthood.
Ever and ever the keys he will hold.
Faithful and true, he will enter his kingdom,
Crowned in the midst of the prophets of old.
Chorus
Verse 4
Sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven;
Earth must atone for the blood of that man.
Wake up the world for the conflict of justice.
Millions shall know "Brother Joseph" again.
Chorus
Source: Hymns, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1962. 147.
The Seer, Joseph, The Seer
Verse 1
The Seer, the Seer, Joseph, the Seer!
I'll sing of the Prophet ever dear,
The Prophet ever dear;
His equal now cannot be found
By searching the wide world around.
With Gods he soared in the realms of day,
Chorus 1
And men he taught the heavenly way,
And men he taught the heavenly way.
The earthly Seer! the heavenly Seer!
I love to dwell on his memory dear;
The chosen of God and the friend of man,
He brought the priesthood back again;
Verse 2
Of noble seed, of heavenly birth,
He came to bless the sons of earth,
To bless the sons of earth;
With keys by the Almighty given,
He opened the full rich stores of heaven;
O'er the world that was wrapped in sable night,
Chorus 2
Like the sun he spread his golden light,
Like the sun he spread his golden light.
He strove, O how he strove to stay
The stream of crime in its reckless way!
With a mighty hand and a noble aim,
He urged the wayward to reclaim:
Verse 3
The Saints, the Saints, his only pride!
For them he lived, for them he died;
He lived, for them he died;
Their joys were his, their sorrows too.
He loved the saints; he loved Nauvoo.
Unchanged in death, with a Savior's love,
Chorus 3
He pleads their cause in the courts above.
He pleads their cause in the courts above.
The Seer, the Seer! Joseph, the Seer!
O how I love his memory dear!
The just, and wise, the noble and free,
A father he was and is to me.
Verse 4
He's free! he's free! the Prophet's free!
He is where he will ever be,
Where he will ever be,
Beyond the reach of mobs and strife,
He rests unharmed in endless life.
His home's in the sky; he dwells with the Gods.
Chorus 4
Far from the furious rage of mobs,
Far from the furious rage of mobs.
He died, he died for those he loved.
He reigns; he reigns in the realms above.
He waits with the just who have gone before
To welcome the Saints to Zion's shore.
Note: This was also written by John Taylor and was removed from the 1985 release.
Source: Hymns, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1962. 298.