Rejoice in the Lord ‎#132

132. 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 thy children dwell.

5 For love 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: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Psalm 122
• Topic: Church: Anniversaries and Dedications
• Source: The Psalter, 1912

Tune Information

• Name: GONFALON ROYAL
• Composer: Percy C. Buck (1918)
• Meter: LM
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Used by permission of Oxford University Press