Hymnal for Church and Home ‎#236

236. How Gladly I My Place Have Taken

1 How gladly I my place have taken
Among the flock of God's elect!
With them I have the world forsaken
And Jesus' coming now expect.
Redeem'd by His unbounded love,
My home will be with Christ above.

2 How sweet the words, how reassuring,
That I to God am reconciled!
His pardon for my sins securing,
My soul no longer is defil'd.
The peace of God I now possess
Which ev'ry evil can redress.

3 I bid the wicked world defiance,
Tho' fiercely it God's Word attack;
In Him I place my firm reliance
Who never takes His promise back;
Tho' earth and heaven pass away,
His Word shall evermore hold sway.

4 How gladly I His promise ponder!
Tho' sinful, yet in grace I stand;
A heritage awaits me yonder,
And heaven is my fatherland.
My Lord, as Victor in the strife,
Awards to me the crown of life.

5 How good to hear my Savior calling,
To see Him even face to face!
What bliss before Him prostrate falling
To find with Him a resting place
And with the saints in sweet accord
To sing the praise of Christ, my Lord!

Text Information

• First Line: How gladly I my place have taken
• Title: How Gladly I My Place Have Taken
• Author: P. S. Vig
• Meter: 9, 8, 9, 8, 8, 8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1927
• Topic: Following Christ
• Notes: Danish first line: Hvor salig er det dog at have; Translator: P. C. Paulsen

Tune Information

• Name: [How gladly I my place have taken]
• Meter: 9, 8, 9, 8, 8, 8.
• Key: C Major