Church Book ‎#265

265. With songs of sacred joy

1 With songs of sacred joy
Extol His glorious Name,
Who reared the spacious earth,
And raised our ruined frame.
He built the Church who spread the sky;
Sing and exalt His honors high.

2 See the Foundation laid
By Power and Love divine;
Jesus, His first-born Son,
How bright His glories shine!
Low He descends, in dust He lies,
That from His tomb a Church might rise.

3 But He for ever lives,
Nor for Himself alone:
Each saint new life derives
From Him the living Stone.
His influence spreads through every soul,
And in one house unites the whole.

4 To Him with joy we move;
In Him cemented stand;
The living temple grows,
And owns the Founder's hand.
That Structure, Lord, still higher raise,
Louder to sound its Builder's praise.

Text Information

• First Line: With songs of sacred joy
• Author: Doddridge (1755, a.)
• Meter: H. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: The Church: Her Foundation and Nature
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune: #147 or #207

Tune Information

• Name: ST. PETER'S, MANCHESTER
• Meter: H. M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Composer from index: R. R. Ross, 1851