Scripture Verse

The joy of the Lord is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10

Introduction

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Barney E. Warren (1867–1951)

Words & Music: Bar­ney E. War­ren, Sal­va­tion Ech­oes (An­der­son, In­di­ana: Gos­pel Trum­pet Com­pa­ny, 1900), num­ber 165, alt. (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

I will sing hal­le­lu­jah, for there’s joy in the Lord,
And He fills my heart with rap­ture as I rest on His word;
I will trust in His pro­mise, I will shout I am free;
In my bless­èd lov­ing Sav­ior I have sweet vic­to­ry.

Refrain

There is joy in the Lord, there is joy in the Lord;
Hallelujah, glo­ry, glo­ry, there is joy in the Lord.
There is joy in the Lord, there is joy in the Lord;
Hallelujah, glo­ry, glo­ry, there is joy in the Lord

I will live for the Sav­ior, I am His ev­er­more,
I am rest­ing in His fa­vor, I am safe and se­cure;
For the light shin­ing bright­er on my path ev­ery day,
Cheers my hap­py soul with rap­ture as I walk in the way.

Refrain

When I reach Hea­ven’s por­tals in that land of the blest,
I shall sing with ho­ly angels of that rest, hap­py rest;
I shall dwell there for­ev­er with my Lord and my king,
And with ev­er­last­ing prais­es make those high arch­es ring.

Refrain