A Selection of Hymns ‎#CCCXLVI

CCCXLVI. Zeal for the house of God, and delight in worship

1 The joyful morn, my God, is come
That calls me to thy honor'd dome
Thy presence to adore;
My feet the summons shall attend,
With willing steps thy courts ascend,
And tread the hallow'd floor.

2 Hither from Judah's utmost end,
The heaven-protected tribes ascend;
Their off'rings hither bring:
Here, eager to attest their joy,
In hymns of praise their tongues employ,
And hail th' immortal king.

3 Be peace implor'd by each on thee,
O Sion, while with bended knee,
To Jacob's God we pray:
How blest who calls himself thy friend!
Success his lobor shall attend,
And safety guard his way.

4 O may'st thou, free from hostile fear,
Nor the loud voice of tumult hear,
Nor war's wild waste deplore;
May plenty nigh thee take her stand,
And in thy courts, with lavish hand,
Distribute all her store.

5 Seat of my friends and brethren, hail!
How can my tongue, O Sion, fail
To bless thy lov'd abode?
How cease the zeal that in me glows,
Thy good to seek, whose walls inclose
The mansions of my God?

Text Information

• First Line: The joyful morn, my God, is come
• Title: Zeal for the house of God, and delight in worship
• Author: Marrick
• Meter: Chatahm tune
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Psalm 122
• Topic: Worship: The Lord's Day; Delight in God: In worship; Public Religion; Pleasures of Worship; Zeal for the house of God

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