The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook ‎#P122a

P122a. I joyed when to the house of God

1 I joyed when to the house of God,
go up, they said to me.
2 Jerusalem, within thy gates
our feet shall standing be.
3 Jerusalem, as a city, is
compactly built together:
4 unto that place the tribes go up,
the tribes of God go thither, –

A statute this for Israel, —
to God’s name thanks to pay.
5 For thrones of judgment, even the thrones
of David’s house there stay.
6 Pray that Jerusalem may have
peace and felicity:
Let them that love thee and thy peace
have still prosperity.
7 Therefore I wish that peace may still
within thy walls remain,
And ever may thy palaces
prosperity retain.
8 Now, for my friends’ and brethren’s sakes,
Peace be in thee, I’ll say.
9 And for the house of God our Lord,
I’ll seek thy good alway.

Text Information

• First Line: I joyed when to the house of God
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2004
• Scripture:
  Psalm 122

Tune Information

• Name: ST PAUL (ABERDEEN)
• Composer (attributed to): Andrew Tait
• Harmonizer: David Evans, 1874-1948
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major
• Source: Collection printed by James Calmers, Aberdeen c. 1749