I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
Psalm 9:2
Words: Vinnie Vernon, 1885.
Music: T. Frank Allen (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Vernon or Allen (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Oh, let us be glad
In our Savior and king,
No tongues ever had
Greater reason to sing;
Our hearts we will raise
With our voices in song,
And give Him the praise,
To whom praises belong.
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Be glad, be glad,
Oh, let us be glad in our king;
Lift up happy voices and praise Him,
Till space with His praises shall ring.
His wonderful name
Makes our victory sure,
We share in His fame
Which shall ever endure;
On earth we’ve His Word
And the gift of His love;
The joy of the Lord
Yet awaits us above.
Refrain
We bless His dear name,
Thro’ smiles and thro’ tears,
His love all the same
Hath encompassed our years;
Oh, who could be sad
When thus held in His care?
Come, let us be glad,
And God’s goodness declare.
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