The Lion of Judah (Carlson)

With heav’n­ly re­joic­ing we on­ward go

The world left be­hind us

and ev­ery foe;

We hast­en away o’er the de­sert sand

We’ll soon reach the bor­der of Beu­lah land.

The Li­on of Ju­dah has fought and won

Destroying the pow’r of the ev­il one;

From dark­ness and bond­age

He set me free—

Rejoicing

I go shout­ing vic­to­ry!

The path may seem drea­ry

and long the day

And dan­gers may threat­en along my way

But trust­ing in Him

I shall nev­er fear

And soon I’ll be home where there’s peace and cheer.

Take cour­age and fear not

thou lit­tle flock

The world may des­pise you

may jeer and mock;

The end of af­flict­ion and scorn is nigh

Each day draw­eth near­er your home on high.

He’s com­ing to meet us

He’ll soon be here

We’ll join Him on high and go with Him there;

Oh

won­der­ful joy when His face I see:

I’ll praise and ad­ore Him

eter­nal­ly!