Scripture Verse

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Psalm 122:1

Introduction

Words: Hen­ry F. Lyte, The Spir­it of the Psalms 1834.

Music: War­ring­ton Ralph Har­ris­on, 1784 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tunes:

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Har­ris­on (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

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Henry F. Lyte (1793–1847)

Lyrics

Sweet is the so­lemn voice that calls
The Christ­ian to the house of pray­er;
I love to stand with­in its walls,
For Thou, O Lord, art pre­sent there.

I love to tread the hal­lowed courts
Where two or three for wor­ship meet;
For thi­ther Christ Him­self re­sorts,
And makes the lit­tle band com­plete.

’Tis sweet to raise the com­mon song,
To join in hol­y praise and love;
And im­itate the bless­èd throng
That min­gle hearts and songs above.

Within these walls may peace abound,
May all our hearts in one agree!
Where breth­ren meet, where Christ is found,
May peace and con­cord ev­er be.