Verse 1
The travelers from Babylon had sore and calloused feet
But still their joyful singing filled the skies (Ezra 3:11-13, Ps. 126:1-2)
The promise of Jerusalem sustained their weary hearts
Until the glimpse of Zion caught their eyes
Chorus
Fill the air with singing (Isa. 35:10, Isa. 51:11)
And everlasting joy (Isa. 35:10, Isa. 51:11, Isa. 61:7)
See the ancient promise come to pass
Sorrow is forgotten (Isa. 35:10, Isa. 51:11)
Tears are wiped away (Isa. 25:8, Rev. 7:17, Rev. 21:4)
The ransomed of the Lord are home at last (Isa. 35:10, Isa. 51:11)
Verse 2
Zion’s walls had fallen and its gates had burned with fire (Neh. 1:3, Neh. 2:13, Neh. 2:3, Neh. 2:17, Jer. 52:13)
And the temple had been leveled to the ground (Ezra 3:11-13)
So they wept for what was lost and shouted for what was restored (Ezra 3:11-13, Ps. 126:1-6)
Till the Kidron Valley echoed with the sound (Neh. 12:43)
Repeat chorus
Verse 3
The road the church is walking started at an empty tomb (Matt. 28:1-8, Mark 16:1-8, Luke 24:1-7, John 20:1-18)
It will take us to the place where we belong (Heb. 11:13-16, Phil. 3:20)
The city has no temple for the Lamb Himself is there (Rev. 21:22)
We will enter New Jerusalem with song (Isa. 35:10, Isa. 51:11, Rev. 21:2)
Repeat chorus