---
title: Times and Seasons
description: Issues of 1844 to 1845.
authors:
  - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
editors:
  - Ebenezer Robinson
  - Don Carlos Smith
  - Smith, Joseph, Jr.
  - Taylor, John
collections:
  - periodicals
tags:
  - newspaper
  - times-and-seasons
  - nauvoo
  - nineteenth-century
periodical: Times and Seasons
volume: 5
number: 3
published: 1844-02-01
publisher: E. Robinson and D. C. Smith; later John Taylor
publisher_place: Commerce and Nauvoo, Illinois
language: en
type: article
reference: "“A Song of Zion,” *Times and Seasons* 5, no. 3 (February 1, 1844): 431."
printed_title: A SONG OF ZION.
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1844-02-01_5_3
  transcription: Text from the Centerplace.org transcription (https://www.centerplace.org/history/ts/v5n03.htm), with its page breaks; this Internet Archive scan is the reference copy (its OCR was used only as a witness for OCR repair)
  identifier: per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1844-02-01_5_3
start_page: 431
end_page: 431
curator_note: A Mormon newspaper published by the church in Nauvoo; included for historical study. Inclusion does not imply endorsement.
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1844 (Nauvoo, Illinois); published before 1931, so public domain in the United States
  source: https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1844-02-01_5_3
  publication_year: 1844
---

# A Song of Zion

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By W. W. PHELPS

How sweet is the communion 'Tis like a little leaven

Of saints that fear the Lord, The woman hid for good,

And strive, in perfect union, When she, as queen of heaven,

To gain the great reward. In gold of Ophir stood.

'Tis like the oil of Aaron 'Tis like the court of Zion,

Anointing him a priest, Where garments are all white;

Perfumed with rose from Sharon, Who'll reign like Judah's Lion,

And Cassia from the east, In everlasting light.

Tis like the dew of Hermon [Herman?], Their robes alike in beauty,

Where God began to bless, Their hearts and faith agree,

And promised in his sermon They'll ever be on duty

Eternal happiness. Till all their race is free,

'Tis like the precious ointment They'll eat the hidden manna,

That God Almighty had Receive the precious stone,

At Jesus Christ's appointment, And sing the great hosanna

Which made his heart so glad. Where God and Christ are one.