With Joy I Heard My Friends Exclaim

Representative Text

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, God's 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 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.

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First Line:	With joy I heard my friends exclaim
Title:	With Joy I Heard My Friends Exclaim
Author:	W. Boyce
Source:	The Psalter, 1912
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	For sake of friends and kindred dear
Copyright:	Public Domain

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