The Hymnbook ‎#439

439. With Joy I Heard My Friends Exclaim

1 With joy I heard my friends exclaim,
"Come, let us in God's temple meet;
Within thy gates, O Zion blest,
Shall ever stand our willing feet."

2 How beautiful doth Zion stand,
A city built compact and fair;
The people of the Lord unite
With joy and praise to worship there.

3 They come to learn the will of God,
To pay their vows, His grace to own,
For there is judgment's royal seat,
Messiah's sure and lasting throne.

4 For Zion's peace let prayer be made;
May all that love thee prosper well;
Within thy walls let peace abide,
And gladness with they children dwell.

5 For sake of friends and kindred dear,
My heart's desire is Zion's peace,
And for the house of God, the Lord,
My loving care shall never cease.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: With joy I heard my friends exclaim
• Title: With Joy I Heard My Friends Exclaim
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Psalm 122
• Topic: Church, The; Dedication Services: Of a Church
• Source: The Psalter, 1912

Tune Information

• Name: MORNING HYMN (Boyce)
• Composer: William Boyce (1710-1779)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: G Major