Hymn in Honor of the Prophet Joseph Smith

Hymn in Honor of the Prophet Joseph Smith Of pristine royal birth, In heaven's hosts on high; Ordained to come to earth; Empowered to prophesy; Endowed he was with light and truth, Taught by the Spirit in his youth, (Through all the former gifts it bore) The gospel to restore! Through heaven's power controlled He asked what -he should do: The heavens, as of old, Re-opened to his view: He saw the Father and the Son; The keys of revelation won, — Re-voiced through God from courts above, And by the Savior's love! To him God's angels brought The keys of truth desired; And revelation taught Celestial laws inspired: Beloved of heaven, Prophet-Seer, He made the law of heaven clear, (The fulness of the Gospel-Plan) Revealed from God to Man! Forever hold most dear The faith that he commends; His name let us revere As one that God befriends! Now, where celestial courts approve, He triumphs through the power of love; And all the earth shall yet esteem The Seer! the Seer supreme! Los Angeles, Calif. Joseph Longking Townsend.