July 18, 2016

1. 1. Ye elders of Israel, come join now with me

And seek out the righteous, where'er they may be--

In desert, on mountain, on land, or on sea--

And bring them to Zion, the pure and the free.

2. (Chorus)

O Babylon, O Babylon, we bid thee farewell;

We're going to the mountains of Ephraim to dwell.

3. 2. The harvest is great, and the lab'rers are few;

But if we're united, we all things can do.

We'll gather the wheat from the midst of the tares

And bring them from bondage, from sorrows and snares.

4. 3. We'll go to the poor, like our Captain of old,

And visit the weary, the hungry, and cold;

We'll cheer up their hearts with the news that he bore

And point them to Zion and life evermore.

My favorite hymn.  I have hummed this tune all week long.  It is so glorious to be in the work of the Lord.  The whole song makes me want to shout from the rooftops and rain down heaven-fire on everybody.  Blasting people with the gospel is such a joy!  I love it. I. LOVE. IT.  As many times as I say it, it always seems inadequate.  Being a set apart representative of the Lord is but a two year experience.  I'm going to squeeze every single miniscule bit of work into these last 4 weeks of it.  The people of Kerman won't know what hit them (until I help them recognize it was the Spirit of the Lord)!

"[I'll] go to the poor, like [my] Captain of old, And visit the weary, the hungry and cold; [I'll] cheer up their hearts with the news that he bore And point them to Zion and life evermore."

Love you all!

Elder Frame