With Joy We Meet

With joy we meet, With smiles we greet

Tune: INDEPENDENCE DAY
Published in 27 hymnals

Representative Text

1 With joy we meet,
With smiles we greet
Our schoolmates bright and gay;
Be dry each tear
Of sorrow here,
'Tis Independence day,
'Tis Independence day.
Be dry each tear
Of sorrow here,
'Tis Independence day.

2 'Tis freedom's sound,
That rings around,
And brightens every ray;
Our banner float
With trumpet notes,
On Independence day,
On Independence day.
Our banner float
With trumpet notes,
On Independence day.

3 While thunder breaks,
And music wakes
Its patriotic lay;
At temple gate
Our feet shall wait
On Independence day,
On Independence day.
At temple gate
Our feet shall wait
On Independence day.

4 O who from home
Would fail to come,
And join the children's lay,
When praise we bring
To God our King,
On Independence day?

5 For liberty,
Great God, to thee
Our grateful thanks we pay:
For thanks, we know,
To thee we owe,
On Independence day.

Source: Linden Harp: a rare collection of popular melodies adapted to sacred and moral songs, original and selected. Illustrated. Also a manual of... #156

Text Information

First Line: With joy we meet, With smiles we greet
Title: With Joy We Meet
Language: English
Refrain First Line: 'Tis annivresary day
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances

Instances (1 - 27 of 27)

Die Union Choral Harmonie #d212

Select Melodies, comprising the Best of Those Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Common Use #d289

Hymns for Schools and Families #d581

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth and Children #467

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Linden Harp #156

Linden Harp #d181

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Home Song Book, prepared for the use of the Children of the Home for the Friendless #34

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth, and Children #467

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Hymns for Schools and Families, Specailly Designed for the Children of the Church #468

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The Sabbath School Bell #10

The Westminster Collection of Sabbath School Hymns and Tunes #d139

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Hymns for Sunday Schools #62

The Union Harp and Revival Chorister. Rev ed. #d488

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The Young People's Chorister #208

Maynard's Sabbath School Echo. 6th ed. of Maynard's Selected Sabbath School Hymns, with an Appendix #d281

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A Collection of Sabbath School Hymns #43

The Canadian Warbler #d198

The Southern Zion's Songster #d121

Glad Tidings #d112

The Camp Meeting Singer #d26

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349 Lieder #e10

School-room Songs #d62

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Twilight Zephyrs #69

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Hours of Singing #19

Oriola #d307

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