1 I was glad when they said unto me,
Let us go to the house of the Lord,
For my heart was so thirsty for Thee,
And so hungry to feed on Thy word.
Refrain:
I was glad, I was glad,
Glad to go to the house of the Lord;
I was glad, I was glad,
To be fed on His life-giving word.
2 I was glad when I entered thy gates,
O Jerusalem, city of God;
Here the promise of Israel waits,
In the courts where the fathers have trod. [Refrain]
3 I will pray for thy peace, blessed home,
And that plenty within thee be found;
For to thee in my hunger I come,
Where the grace of my God doth abound. [Refrain]
Source: Joyful Lays: a new collection of songs, prepared and adapted for the Sunday School #50
