Children of the Heavenly King

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Children of the Heavenly King
by
John Cennick, 1742

VIENNA-Justin Heinrich Knecht
KING OF PEACE-Composer Unknown (arr. F. Price)
NO OTHER NAME-Tullius C. O'Kane (arr. Daniel Brin
k Towner)
NUREMBURG-Johann Rudolph Ahle
LIEBSTER JESU-Composer Unknown
PLEYEL'S HYMN-Ignace J. Pleyel

Children of the Heavenly King
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Children Of the heavenly King,
As ye journey, sweetly sing;
Sing your Saviour's worthy praise,
Glorious in his works and ways.

We are traveling home to God,
In the way the fathers trod:
They are happy now, and we
Soon their happiness shall see.

Lift your eyes, ye sons of light,
Sion's city is in sight:
There our endless home shall be,
There our Lord we soon shall see.

Fear not, brethren; joyful stand
On the borders of your land;
Jesus Christ, your Father's Son,
Bids you undismayed go on.

Lord, obediently we go,
Gladly leaving all below;
Only Thou our leader be,
And we will still follow Thee.