We come with hap­py greet­ings,
To all the child­ren’s throng;
And to their Sab­bath meet­ings,
We bear the gift of song;
The songs of great sal­va­tion,
The strains of ju­bi­lee!
Of praise and ex­al­ta­tion,
The shouts of sac­red glee!

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With hap­py greet­ings bring­ing,
We come, we come!
We wel­come thee with sing­ing
To this our Sab­bath home;
With hap­py greet­ings bring­ing,
We wel­come thee with sing­ing,
While Je­sus’ praise is ring­ing,
In this our Sab­bath home!

No chords of plaint or sad­ness,
The child­ren’s hearts should know;
But joy­ful notes of glad­ness,
From youth­ful lips should flow;
Hosannas hap­py fill­ing
Your tem­ple-arch­es high,
Until the mu­sic thrill­ing
Sweeps far above the sky!

Refrain

With hap­py greet­ing blend­ing,
This pray­er to God as­cends:
That while our songs are wend­ing
From lips of youth­ful friends,
Their hearts be e’er re­peat­ing
The songs of grace and love,
Until with hap­py greet­ing,
We meet in bliss above!

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