Ancient and Modern ‎#653

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:
  Matthew 11:28-30
  ;
  Matthew 13:24-43
  ;
  John 10:11-16
• Topic: Church: nature of; Church: Worship; God: peace of; Proper 17: Year A; Rest; The Fifth Sunday of Easter: Year B; The Fourth Sunday before Advent: Year B

Tune Information

• Name: BINCHESTER
• Composer: William Croft (1678-1727)
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major