Scripture Verse

Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice Philippians 4:4

Introduction

Words: L. E. R. Stunz, in Songs of Joy and Glad­ness No. 2, ed­it­ed by Will­iam Mc­Don­ald et al. (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts, and Chi­ca­go Il­li­nois: Mc­Don­ald & Gill, 1889), num­ber 28.

Music: Siirt John R. Swe­ney, 1889 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Stunz’ full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
John Sweney (1837–1899)

Lyrics

Rejoice, ye saints in Christ, the Lord,
And praise His name with one ac­cord;
Let ev­ery heart re­joice with song,
For thanks and praise to Christ be­long.

Refrain

Rejoice He came our souls to save;
Rejoice He tri­umphed o’er the grave;
Rejoice for Him who once was slain;
Rejoice for Him who rose again.

Rejoice, the Com­fort­er has come;
Within our hearts He makes His home;
He feeds us with di­vin­est food,
Fresh ev­ery morn, at eve re­newed.

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Rejoice o’er sin now washed away,
For hope of an eter­nal day;
For pre­sent peace and rest of mind,
For will and heart and life re­signed.

Refrain

Lord, keep us ever at Thy feet,
In faith and love, and hope com­plete;
Saying in all our path­ways here,
That Christ, our Lord, is ev­er near.

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