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Long upon the Mountains

Words by Annie R. Smith (1828–1855) · Public domain

The words

  1. Stanza 1. Long upon the mountains, weary,Have the scattered flock been torn;Dark the desert paths, and dreary;Grievous trials have they borne.Now the gath’ring call is sounding,Solemn in its warning voice;Union, faith, and love, abounding,Bid the little flock rejoice.

  2. Stanza 2. Now the light of truth they’re seeking,In its onward track pursue;All the ten commandments keeping,They are holy, just, and true.On the words of life they’re feeding,Precious to their taste, so sweet;All their Master’s precepts heeding,Bowing humbly at his feet.

  3. Stanza 3. Soon He comes, with clouds descending;All his saints, entombed, arise;The redeemed, in anthems blending,Shout their vict’ry thro’ the skies.O, we long for thine appearing!Come, O Saviour, quickly come!Blessed hope! our spirits cheering,Take thy ransomed children home.

Text as printed in Christ in Song (Revised and Enlarged), 1908, no. 736. Public domain. www.praylock.com/hymnal/long-upon-the-mountains

About this text

Words
Annie R. Smith, 1828–1855
Source
Christ in Song (Revised and Enlarged) (1908), no. 736. See the 1908 page
Credited in 1908 as
Annie R. Smith
This wording in print by
1886 (The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book)
Public domain
Printed in 1908; the writer died in 1855, more than 100 years ago.

Notes on this text

  • Printed in 1908 as words only, with the credit “Annie R. Smith” under the last stanza.
  • Three stanzas in this book; later Adventist hymnals add a stanza that is not printed here.

Index entry: Hymnary.org. Checked against the page scan on .

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