Hymns (1948),
no. 152
Rejoice, Ye Saints of Latter-days
Rejoice, Ye Saints of Latter-days
1. Rejoice, ye Saints of latter-days;Lift up your hearts in songs of praise;Another temple to our GodNow stands upon this chosen sod,A house of holiness and loveTo him who sits enthroned above.
2. Again is reared from earth’s deep sodA temple to the Most High God;A house of prayer, a place of peace,Where envy, hate, and greed will cease,Where men will serve unselfishlyTheir kindred dead and set them free.
3. Oh, workmen, rear it tenderlyIn perfect form and symmetry.Let love be in this holy place;Let no crude act or word effaceThis sacred edifice of prayer;Oh, build it true with utmost care.
4. Oh, Saints, rejoice in this great dayAnd worship him in his own way,For thus his kingdom will go forthUntil his temples fill the earth;Then will the heavens sing above,And Christ descend to reign in love.