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Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return,
And come with singing unto Zion;
And everlasting joy shall be upon their head.
Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return,
And come with singing unto Zion;
And everlasting joy shall be upon their head.
They shall obtain gladness and joy;
And sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
And come with singing unto Zion;
And everlasting joy shall be upon their head.
Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return,
And come with singing unto Zion;
And everlasting joy shall be upon their head.
They shall obtain gladness and joy;
And sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
(Repeat the first three lines)
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Everlasting joy shall be upon their head.
Falls Church, VA, United States
As I prayed for daughter concerning healing from breast cancer, this song came to me. I had to search for it online. Sang it in the early days of the Catholic Charismatic prayer meetings. Feeds the soul and confirms healing and God’s redemptive power. Thank you all believers and especially the gifted writer who has gone on to glory.
Baton Rouge, LA, United States
Enjoying Isaiah 35 this morning and started humming this tune. Thank You Lord for Your Body and for Your functioning through the members!
Central, Florida, United States
Scripture put to song. I learned this as a child. What a blessing to see other believers across the world have heard it, too!
Dallas, Texas, United States
Lord thank You for this hymn.
You have a plan for man, even after some have taken a detour, after the world has distracted us from Your ways nothing will stop You from fulfilling Your plan for man to be with You as this verse clearly states, and if there should be a minimal doubt of Your recovering and returning Your redeemed this verse begins telling us Your promise in Isaiah 35:10 with a reminder in 51:11 confirming Your promise and plan.
Lord return Your redeemed today, that their return may be one way and none stop all the way to Zion so that You may be satisfied!
Seattle, WA, United States
Enjoyed singing this song yesterday at Sister Ruth's funeral with so many who love the Lord.
Ruth loved the Lord dearly an wrote a few songs
I knew her when she had her first daughter, such a delightful sister from a big family who were all musical.
Tauranga, New Zealand
The lyrics of this song come from Isaiah 51:11 - however the composer of the melody Ruth Fergusson is my mother. She passed away a few days ago (1st April 2017) and we will be singing her song at her funeral tomorrow with joy. She was always blessed to know her song was such a blessing to so many.
Warragul, Victoria, Australia
Wow! This song came to me as I was reading this morning. I remember when David and Dale Garret came to Traralgon in about 1974 and the church was overflowing with people.
Bless them and the Scripture in Song team for all the inspiration they have provided over the years.
This song and The Figtree does not Blossom are consistently brought back to my memory thanks for the memories guys! Shalom
CA, United States
We were having devotions this morning and this song was on the tip of my tongue but just couldn't remember it. So glad to have found it here. Thanks!
London
Thank you so much for this opportunity to sing my heart out, the rest of this week. Thank you.