Scripture Verse

Serve the Lord with gladness: Come before His presence with singing. Psalm 100:2

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby
1820–1915

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in The Gos­pel Choir No. 2, ed­it­ed by Ira San­key, James Mc­Gran­a­han & George C. Steb­bins (New York: Big­low & Main, 1895), num­ber 37.

Music: Ira D. San­key (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Ira D. Sankey
1840–1908

Lyrics

O serve the Lord with gladness,
And come before His throne;
He is the great Creator,
And He is God alone;
The heavens declare His glory,
The earth His power displays;
While millions without number
To Him glad anthems raise.

Refrain

O serve the Lord with gladness,
And come before His throne;
He is our great Redeemer,
And He is God alone.

O serve the Lord with gladness,
And glad hosannas bring,
To Him the sovereign ruler,
The universal King;
Forever through the ages
His truth unchanging stands;
Let all the nations fear Him,
And reverence His commands.

Refrain

O serve the Lord with gladness,
His love to all proclaim;
Exalt Him in the highest;
And spread abroad His fame;
All majesty, dominion,
All power and glory be
To Him who reigns in triumph,
Through all eternity.

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