The hills of Zion awakening in sunlight Are shining in homage, dear Father to Thee, The rivers of Zion from blue lakes flowing In greeting of glory, glory to Thee. All nature rejoices in song for Thee, In song for Thee. Let us sing a song triumphant To the Lord in heaven above, Let us sing a song rejoicing In a gracious Father’s love. Let us sing and praise His holy name. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. 3. “Cry of Devastation” Mixed Chorus. Soft from the earth in the Springtime the promise Promise of provender, lifting gay leaves, Over the grainfields the pioneer watchers Vision a future of bounty and peace Then from the hillsides Legions of crickets, Ominous, ravenous, Blacken the scene; Scourging the wheatfields, Boding starvation, Blighting the hopes of the pioneer sons, All to the wheatfields. Women and children Slaying the crickets Hoard upon hoard, Burning and burying Drowning and smothering, Plague of the Westland, Curse of the sod. Soft from the earth in the Springtime the promise, Promise of provender fades from the land; Weary and laden the pioneer watchers Vision a famine and turn to their God. 4. “Heavenly Father, Hear Our Prayer” Mixed chorus Heavenly Father, hear our prayer; High in the fastness of this, our Zion, Humbly we come to Thee in our sorrow, Humbly to Thee we kneel and pray. Thine is divinest wisdom, Thine is the glory, Thine is the love to save us, Thy people. God, we beseech Thee, Heavenly Father, hear us we humbly pray. Do not forsake us, Grant us Thy mercy, For our deliverence we pray. 5. “Canticle of the Seagulls” Miss Eastman Then to the west our eyes are lifted, Over the blue of the lake we love, Whirling of seagulls, a cloud, white breasted, Come to our feet from the skies above. Oh Benediction! Can they be An answer to our plea? Then from the west in flocks unnumbered Over the fields they swarm again, Eagerly gorging the pestilent crickets, Leaving a waste of invaders slain. Oh miracle! Oh Sea gull blest! Deliverer of the west. 6. “We praise Thy Holy Name” Mixed chorus with Baritone solo by Mr. Fingerle Oh God of earth and of the sky, We praise Thy Holy name. Unto our God this day we turn In worship with our songs and praise, Unto our hearts this challenge comes, A call to eternal ways. Sons and daughters of Pioneers, Born of this western sod Our forefathers have sanctified, We pledge our faith to God. Oh God of earth and of the sky, We praise Thy Holy name! Amen, Amen!