The New English Hymnal ‎#369

369. 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 Jesu's 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
• Latin Title: O quam juvat fratres
• Paraphraser: Robert Bridges, 1844-1930
• Author: Charles Coffin, 1676-1749
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: Mothering Sunday; Adult Baptism; Marriage

Tune Information

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