1  To Jerusalem we've come,

    We are through with Babylon,

    We have gathered to be one,

       O glory be to God!

    Of the teachings we're bereft,

    All opinions we have left,

    Spirit from the soul is cleft,

       In the local churches now.

 2  That recovery may proceed

    Real priests are what we need —

    Those who live in Christ indeed,

       O glory be to God!

    Saturated with the Lord,

    They have Christ as their reward.

    These the building work afford

       In the local churches now.

 3  And the kingship we must see

    With divine authority —

    To this rule we'll all agree,

       O glory be to God!

    To the Spirit we'll submit

    For the church's benefit —

    This is His prerequisite

       In the local churches now.

 4  We the altar must obtain,

    Have our all upon it lain.

    The burnt-offering must be slain,

       O glory be to God!

    This we never should dispute,

    For the church be absolute,

    All that's otherwise uproot

       In the local churches now.

 5  The foundation now is laid —

    O what glory doth pervade!

    We are all with joy arrayed,

       O glory be to God!

    Let us raise a mighty shout —

    They will hear us far without,

    And the enemy we'll rout

       In the local churches now.