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[O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John Alcock, 1715-1806 Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 16273 12171 Used With Text: O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands
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Appears in 473 hymnals First Line: O come let us sing unto the Lord Used With Tune: [O come let us sing unto the Lord]
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O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands

Appears in 363 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O be joyful in the Lord all you lands: Serve the Lord with gladness and come before his presence with a song. 2 Be sure that the Lord he is God: It is he that hath made us and we are his own we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. 3 O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise: Be thankful unto him and speak good of his Name. 4 For the Lord is gracious his mercy is everlasting: And his truth endureth from generation to generation. Glory be to the Father: And to the Son and to teh Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning: Is now and ever shall be World without end. Amen. Topics: Approach to God The House of God Scripture: Psalm 100 Used With Tune: [O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands] Text Sources: Jubilate Deo
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Hymnal: The Book of Common Praise #C2 (1939) First Line: O come let us sing unto the Lord Tune Title: [O come let us sing unto the Lord]
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O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands

Hymnal: The Church Hymnary (3rd Ed.) #3a (1973) Lyrics: 1 O be joyful in the Lord all you lands: Serve the Lord with gladness and come before his presence with a song. 2 Be sure that the Lord he is God: It is he that hath made us and we are his own we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. 3 O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise: Be thankful unto him and speak good of his Name. 4 For the Lord is gracious his mercy is everlasting: And his truth endureth from generation to generation. Glory be to the Father: And to the Son and to teh Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning: Is now and ever shall be World without end. Amen. Topics: Approach to God The House of God Scripture: Psalm 100 Languages: English Tune Title: [O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands]
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John Alcock

1715 - 1806 Person Name: Dr. J. Alcock, 1718-1806 Composer of "[O come let us sing unto the Lord]" in The Book of Common Praise John Alcock, doctor of music, was born in London, April 11, 1715; he composed songs, church music, glees, anthems, instrumental music, chantes, etc., and obtained the prize at the Catch Club; died at Lichfield, 1806, aged 91. A Dictionary of Musical Information by John W. Moore, Boston: Oliver, Ditson & Company, 1876
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