A voice commissioned from on high; Hark, hark, it is the angel's cry, Descending from the throne of light, His garments shining clear and white. He comes the gospel to reveal In fulness, to the sons of men; Lo! from Cumorah's lonely hill, There comes a record of God's will! Translated by the power of God, His voice bears record to his word; Again an angel did appear, As witnesses do record bear. Restored the priesthood, long since lost, In truth and power as at the first, Thus men commissioned from on high, Came forth and did repentance cry. Baptizing those who did believe, That they the spirit might receive, In fullness as in days of old, And have one shepherd and one fold. SECOND PART. Ye Gentile nations, cease your strife, And listen to the words of life; Turn from your sins with one accord, Prepare to meet your coming Lord. Let Judah's remnants far and near The glorious proclamation hear, For Israel and the Gentiles too, The way to Zion shall pursue. Their voices and their tongues employ In songs of everlasting joy; The mountains and the hills rejoice, Let all creation hear his voice. From north to south, from east to west, In thee all nations shall be blessed, When Abram and his seed shall stand Unnumbered on the promised land. CHRIST'S MINISTRY TO THE NEPHITES. The solid rocks were rent in twain, When Christ the Lamb of God was slain; The sun in darkness veiled his face, The mountains moved and left their place. And all creation groaned in pain Till the Messiah rose again; When earth did cease her dreadful groans, The sun unveiled his face and shone; The righteous that were spared alive, With joy and wonder did believe, And soon together they convened Conversing on the things they'd seen: Which had been given for a sign, When lo, they heard a voice divine, And as the heavenly voice they heard The Lord of glory soon appeared. SECOND PART. With joy and wonder all amazed, Upon their glorious Lord they gazed, And wist not what the vision meant But thought it was an angel sent While in their midst he smiling stood, Proclaimed himself the son of God, He said come forth and feel and see, That you may witness bear of me. And when they all had felt and seen Where once the nails and spear had been, Hosanna they aloud proclaimed, And blessed and praised his holy name, He then proceeded to make plain His gospel to the sons of men, The prophecies he did unfold, Yea, things that were in days of old. And every thing that should transpire Till element should melt with fire, Commanding them for to record The sayings of their risen Lord; That generation should be blessed, And with him in his kingdom rest; But, O! what scenes of sorrow rolled When he the future did unfold! PART THIRD.