All ye that love the Lord, rejoice

All ye that love the Lord, rejoice

Author: Isaac Watts
Tune: ST. STEPHEN (Jones)
Published in 49 hymnals

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All ye that love the Lord, rejoice,
And let your songs be new;
Amidst the church with cheerful voice
His later wonders show.

The Jews, the people of his grace,
Shall their Redeemer sing;
And Gentile nations join the praise,
While Zion owns her King.

The Lord takes pleasure in the just,
Whom sinners treat with scorn;
The meek that lie despised in dust
Salvation shall adorn.

Saints should be joyful in their King,
E'en on a dying bed;
And like the souls in glory sing;
For God shall raise the dead.

Then his high praise shall fill their tongues
Their hands shall wield the sword;
And vengeance shall attend their songs,
The vengeance of the Lord.

When Christ the judgment-seat ascends,
And bids the world appear,
Thrones are prepared for all his friends
Who humbly loved him here.

Then shall they rule with iron rod
Nations that dared rebel;
And join the sentence of their God
On tyrants doomed to hell.

The royal sinners bound in chains
New triumphs shall afford:
Such honor for the saints remains;
Praise ye, and love the Lord!



Source: The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #407

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Author: Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts was the son of a schoolmaster, and was born in Southampton, July 17, 1674. He is said to have shown remarkable precocity in childhood, beginning the study of Latin, in his fourth year, and writing respectable verses at the age of seven. At the age of sixteen, he went to London to study in the Academy of the Rev. Thomas Rowe, an Independent minister. In 1698, he became assistant minister of the Independent Church, Berry St., London. In 1702, he became pastor. In 1712, he accepted an invitation to visit Sir Thomas Abney, at his residence of Abney Park, and at Sir Thomas' pressing request, made it his home for the remainder of his life. It was a residence most favourable for his health, and for the prosecution of his literary… Go to person page >

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First Line: All ye that love the Lord, rejoice
Author: Isaac Watts
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
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All ye that [who] love the Lord, rejoice. I. Watts. [Ps. cxlix.] First pub. in his Psalms of David, &c, 1719, in 8 stanzas of 4 lines, and entitled, "Praise God, all His saints; or, The Saints judging the World." To it he appended a note in explanation of his rendering of verses 6-9, "Let the high praises of God be in their mouth," &c.

“This Psalm seems to be written to encourage the Jews in the wars against the Heathen Princes of Canaan, who were divinely sentenced to Destruction: But the four last Verses of it have been too much abused in later Ages to promote Sedition and Disturbance in the State; so that I chose to refer this Honour, that is here given to all the Saints, to the day of Judgment, according to those Expressions in the New Testament, Mat. xix. 28, Ye shall sit on twelve Thrones, judging the Tribes, &c.; i. Cor. vi. 3, We shall judge Angels; Rev. ii. 27 and iii., 21, I will give him Power over the Nations, he shall rule them with a Rod of Iron" &c.

Notwithstanding this defence, the unsuitability of these stanzas for congregational use is emphasised by their omission in most collections in Great Britain and America.

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d23
Church Hymn Book: consisting of newly composed hymns with the addition of hymns and psalms, from other authors, carefully adapted for the use of public worship, and many other occasions (1st ed.) #P.CXLIXImage
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Church Psalmist: or Psalms and Hymns Designed for the Public, Social, and Private Use of Evangelical Christians ... with Supplement. 53rd ed. #P149Image
Church Psalmist: or psalms and hymns for the public, social and private use of evangelical Christians (5th ed.) #P149Image
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Church Psalmody: a Collection of Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Public Worship #P149aImage
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Church Psalmody: or, hymns for public worship, selected from Dr. Watts's Psalms and Hymns, and the Congregational Hymn Book #163Image
Congregational Hymn and Tune Book; containing the Psalms and Hymns of the General Association of Connecticut, adapted to Suitable Tunes #357Image
Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David: to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian church in general (Corr. and enl.) #CXLIXImage
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Parish Psalmody #d16
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Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private and Public Worship #d14
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Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #P149Image
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Psalms and Hymns, for the Use of the German Reformed Church, in the United States of America. (2nd ed.) #P149Image
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Psalms Carefully Suited to the Christian Worship in the United States of America: being an improvement of the old version of the Psalms of David #149Image
Republican Hymn Book; a New & Original Set of Hymns & Spiritual Songs Suited to be Sung at Society Meetings, Family Worship ... 2nd ed. #d10
The American Repository of Sacred Music #d6
The Christian Psalmist: being a collection of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs compiled from the most approved authors, and designed as a standard hymn book for public and social worship #P149Image
The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns: with copious selections from other sources; the whole carefully revised and arranged, with directions for musical expression #P149Image
The Columbian Repository: or, Sacred Harmony: selected from European and American authors with many new tunes not before published #364Image
The Modern Harp: or, Boston Sacred Melodist. #d7
The Psalmist: a new collection of hymns for the use of Baptist churches; with a supplement #83Image
The Psalmist: a New Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Baptist Churches #83Image
The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #407TextImage
The Psalms and Hymns, with the Catechism, Confession of Faith, and Liturgy, of the Reformed Dutch Church in North America #P149Image
The Psalms and Hymns: with the catechism, confession of faith and liturgy of the Reformed Dutch Church in North America #P149Image
The Psalms and Hymns, with the Doctrinal Standards and Liturgy of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America #P149Image
The Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D. D.: to which are added select hymns, from other authors; and directions for musical expression (New ed.) #149Image
The Psalms of David: imitated in the language of the New Testament. #279TextImage
The Psalms of David: imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship #CXLIXImage
The Saints' Harp #d39
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