653. Happy are they, they that love God

1 Happy are they, they that love God,
whose hearts have Christ confest,
who by his cross have found their life,
and 'neath his yoke their rest.

2 Glad is the praise, sweet are the songs,
when they together sing;
and strong the prayers that bow the ear
of heaven's eternal King.

3 Christ to their homes giveth his peace,
and makes their loves his own:
but ah, what tares the evil one
hath in his garden sown!

4 Sad were our lot, evil this earth,
did not its sorrows prove
the path whereby the sheep may find
the fold of Jesus' love.

5 Then shall they know, they that love him,
how all their pain is good;
and death itself cannot unbind
their happy brotherhood.

Text Information
First Line: Happy are they, they that love God
Author: Charles Coffin (1676-1749)
Author: Robert Seymour Bridges (1844-1930)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: Church: nature of; Church: Worship; God: peace of (4 more...)
Tune Information
Name: BINCHESTER
Composer: William Croft (1678-1727)
Meter: CM
Key: G Major



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