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With gladsome hearts we come

Representative Text

1 With gladsome hearts we come
within our holy home,
Our Saviour's Name to sing
Oh, well His House we love!
Oh, joy all joys above,
To praise the children's King!

2 The angels sing on high
Thy glory through the sky,
And then to earth they wing;
To guard us while we sleep,
And as their watch they keep,
To praise the children's King.

3 Oh, may we, while we live,
Such willing service give,
A holy offering!
And still Thy glory show
By deeds of love below,
To praise the children's King.

4 And may our hearts aspire
To join the heavenly choir,
Whose strains forever ring;
And learn on earth their hymn,
The song of seraphim
To praise the children's King.

5 O Light of Light, to Thee
Let earth and sky and sea
Eternal homage bring;
And grant us through Thy love,
Before Thy throne above,
To praise the children's King.

Author: Lillie MacLeod

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Text Information

First Line: With gladsome hearts we come
Author: Lillie MacLeod (1890)
Meter: 6.6.6.6.6.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

THE CHILDREN'S KING (MacLeod)


LAUDES DOMINI (Barnby)

Joseph Barnby (b. York, England, 1838; d. London, England, 1896) composed LAUDES DOMINI for this text [When morning gilds the skies] Tune and text were published together in the 1868 Appendix to Hymns Ancient and Modern and they have been inseparable ever since. An accomplished and popular choral di…

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Hymns and Tunes for Schools #137

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Hymns of the Centuries (Chapel Edition) #313

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Hymns of the Centuries #44

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Hymns of Worship and Service #1

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Hymns of Worship and Service #1

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Songs for Sunday Schools #69

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The Church Hymnal #532a

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The Church Hymnal #532b

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The Church Hymnal #532a

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The Church Hymnal #532b

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The Church School Hymnal with Tunes #11

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The Hymnal #532

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