The Seer, Joseph, The Seer
Author: John Taylor
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1. The Seer, the Seer, Joseph, the Seer!f 11. The Seer, the Seer, Joseph, the Seer!
n 2I’ll sing of the Prophet ever dear, n 2I’ll sing of the Prophet ever dear, the Prophet ever dear;
3the Prophet ever dear;
4His equal now cannot be found 3His equal now cannot be found
5By searching the wide world around. 4By searching the wide world around.
6With Gods he soared in the realms of day, 5With Gods he soared in the realms of day,
n 7And men he taught the heav’nly way, n 6And men be taught the heavenly way,
8And men he taught the heav’nly way. 7And men be taught the heavenly way.
9The earthly Seer! the heav’nly Seer! 8The earthly Seer! the heavenly Seer!
10I love to dwell on his memory dear; 9I love to dwell on his memory dear;
11The chosen of God and the friend of man, 10The chosen of God and the friend of man,
12He brought the priesthood back again; 11He brought the priesthood back again;
13He gazed on the past and the future, too, 12He gazed on the past and the future, too,
14And opened, and opened the heavenly world to view, 13And opened, and opened the heavenly world to view,
15And opened, and opened the heavenly world to view. 14And opened, and opened the heavenly world to view.
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172. Of noble seed, of heavenly birth, 162. Of noble seed, of heavenly birth,
n 18He came to bless the sons of earth, n 17He came to bless the sons of earth, to bless the sons of earth;
19to bless the sons of earth;
20With keys by the Almighty giv’n, 18With keys by the Almighty given,
21He opened the full rich stores of heav’n; 19He opened the full rich stores of heaven;
22O’er the world that was wrapp’d in sable night, 20O’er the world that was wrapped in sable night,
23Like the sun he spread his golden light, 21Like the sun he spread his golden light,
24Like the sun he spread his golden light. 22Like the sun he spread his golden light.
25He strove, O how he strove to stay 23He strove, O how he strove to stay
26The stream of crime in its reckless way! 24The stream of crime in its reckless way!
27With a mighty hand and a noble aim, 25With a mighty hand and a noble aim,
28He urged the wayward to reclaim: 26He urged the wayward to reclaim:
29’Mid foaming billows of angry strife, 27’Mid foaming billows of angry strife,
30He stood at, he stood at the helm of the ship of life, 28He stood at, he stood at the helm of the ship of life,
31He stood at, he stood at the helm of the ship of life. 29He stood at, he stood at the helm of the ship of life.
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333. The Saints, the Saints, his only pride! 313. The Saints, the Saints, his only pride!
n 34For them he lived, for them he died; n 32For them he lived, for them he died; he lived, for them he died;
35he lived, for them he died!
36Their joys were his, their sorrows too. 33Their joys were his, their sorrows too.
n 37He lov’d the Saints; he loved Nauvoo. n 34He loved the Saints; he loved Nauvoo.
38Unchanged in death, with a Savior’s love, 35Unchanged in death, with a Savior’s love,
39He pleads their cause in the courts above. 36He pleads their cause in the courts above.
40He pleads their cause in the courts above. 37He pleads their cause in the courts above.
41The Seer, the Seer! Joseph, the Seer! 38The Seer, the Seer! Joseph, the Seer!
42O how I love his memory dear! 39O how I love his memory dear!
43The just and wise, the pure and free, 40The just and wise, the pure and free,
44A father he was and is to me. 41A father he was and is to me.
45Let fiends now rage, in their dark hour— 42Let fiends now rage, in their dark hour—
n 46No matter, no matter, he is beyond their pow’r, n 43No matter, no matter, he is beyond their power,
47No matter, no matter, he is beyond their pow’r. 44No matter, no matter, he is beyond their power.
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494. He’s free! he’s free! the Prophet’s free! 464. He’s free! he’s free! the Prophet’s free!
n 50He is where he will ever be, n 47He is where he will ever be, where he will ever be,
51where he will ever be,
52Beyond the reach of mobs and strife, 48Beyond the reach of mobs and strife,
53He rests unharmed in endless life. 49He rests unharmed in endless life.
54His home’s in the sky; he dwells with the Gods 50His home’s in the sky; he dwells with the Gods
55Far from the furious rage of mobs, 51Far from the furious rage of mobs,
56Far from the furious rage of mobs. 52Far from the furious rage of mobs.
57He died, he died for those he loved. 53He died, he died for those he loved.
58He reigns; he reigns in the realms above. 54He reigns; he reigns in the realms above.
59He waits with the just who have gone before 55He waits with the just who have gone before
60To welcome the Saints to Zion’s shore. 56To welcome the Saints to Zion’s shore.
t 61Shout, shout, ye Saints! this boon is giv’n; t 57Shout, shout, ye Saints! this boon is given;
62We’ll meet our, we’ll meet our martyred Seer, in heav’n. 58We’ll meet him, we’ll meet him Our martyred Seer, in heaven.
63We’ll meet him, we’ll meet him, our martyred Seer, in heav’n. 59We’ll meet him, we’ll meet him, our martyred Seer, in heaven.
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