The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7548

7548. 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 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.

Text Information

• First Line: With joy I heard my friends exclaim
• Title: With Joy I Heard My Friends Exclaim
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912), number 350
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MORNING HYMN (Boyce)
• Composer: William Boyce, 1710-1779
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 13343 22316 71234
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain