We come with joy and gladness

We come with joy and gladness

Author: E. W. Chapman
Published in 29 hymnals

Representative Text

1 We come with joy and gladness,
To breathe our songs of praise,
Nor let one note of sadness,
be mingled with our lays.
For 'tis a hallowed story,
This theme of freedom's birth;
Our fathers' deeds of glory
Are echoed round the earth.

2 The sound is waxing stronger,
And thrones and nations hear--
Proud man shall rule no longer,
For God, the Lord, is near;
And he will crush oppression,
And raise the humble mind,
And give the earth's possession
Among the good and kind.

3 And then shall sink the mountains,
Where pride and power are crowned,
And peace, like gentle fountains,
Shall shed in pureness round.
O God! we would adore Thee,
And in thy shadow rest;
Our fathers bowed before Thee,
And trusted, and were blest.


Source: The Morning Stars Sang Together: a book of religious songs for Sunday schools and the home circle #82

Author: E. W. Chapman

Anzentia Igene (Angie) Perry Chapman, 1849-1889. Born near Lansing, MI, Angie was the wife of Free Methodist minister, Edwin W. Chapman. They had three children. She helped on his evangelism tours and rural preaching circuits. They worked in Sparta, MI, and helped found the first Free Methodist church in Grand Rapids, MI. She also wrote hymn lyrics. In 1888 they followed an evangelistic tour of Kansas, and them moved to Isabella County, MI. She died in Mt. Pleasant, MI. John Perry  Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: We come with joy and gladness
Author: E. W. Chapman
Refrain First Line: We come, we come with happy voice
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances

Instances (1 - 29 of 29)
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A Service Book #145

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A Service Book #195a

Boston Sunday School Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d120

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #674

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David's Harp #199

Evangelical Musick #d106

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Evangelical Musick #267

Helping Hands #d89

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Hymn, Tune, and Service Book for Sunday Schools #137

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #755

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #755

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Hymns for Sunday Schools #67

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The Boston Sunday School Hymn Book #180

The Golden Harp #d366

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The Little Minstrel #102

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The Morning Stars Sang Together #82

The New Village Harmony #d135

The Olive Leaf #d89

The Social Harp #d331

The Social Harp. Rev. #d398

The Sunday School Choir and Superintendent's Assistant #d136

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Unity Services and Songs #76

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Year of Worship for Sunday Schools and Homes #158

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