Hymn (from the 1869 hymnal) speaking of the "blood" of those slain crying for vengeance.
- Type
- Book
- Source
- Unknown LDS
- Hearsay
- Direct
- Reference
Hymn 273 in Sacred Hymns and Spiritual Songs. For The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (13th ed.; London: L.D. Saints' Book Depot, 1869), 314-15
- Scribe/Publisher
- L.D. Saints' Book Depot
- People
- Unknown
- Audience
- Latter-day Saints
PDF- Transcription
1 Lift up your heads, ye scattered Saints Redemption draweth nigh; Our Savior hears the orphan's plaints, The widow's mournful cry. 2 The blood of those who have been slain For vengeance cries aloud Nor shall its cries ascend in vain For vengeance on the proud 3 The signs in heaven and earth appear And blood and smoke and fire Men's hearts are failing them for fear Redemption's drawing nigher. 4 Earthquakes are bellowing 'neath the ground, And tempests through the air; The trumpet's blast, with fearful sound, Proclaims th' alarm of war. 5 The Saints are scattered to and fro Through all the earth abroad; The Gospel trump again to blow, And then behold their God. 6 Rejoice, ye servants of our Lord, Who to the end endure; Rejoice, for great is your reward, And your defence is sure. 7 Although this body should be slain By curel wicked hands, I'll praise my God in higher strains, And on Mount Zion stand. 8 Glory to God! ye Saints rejoice! And sigh and groan no more; But listen to the Spirit's voice— Redemption's at the door.
- BHR Staff Commentary
Hymn (1869 hymnal) speaking of how the peoples' deliverance from oppression is near and that the Gentiles will bow beneath the rod of God. Often cited by critics as evidence of how violent the Church was under BY's presidency.
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