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Text:Glad Was My Heart To Hear
Author:James Montgomery
Tune:SILVER STREET
Composer:Isaac Smith
Media:MIDI file

13767. Glad Was My Heart To Hear

1 Glad was my heart to hear
My old companions say,
Come—in the House of God appear,
For ’tis a holy day.

2 Our willing feet shall stand
Within the temple-door,
While young and old in many a band,
Shall throng the sacred floor.

3 Thither the tribes repair,
Where all are wont to meet,
And joyful in the house of prayer
Bend at the mercy-seat.

4 Pray for Jerusalem,
The city of our God;
The Lord from heaven be kind to them
That love the dear abode.

5 Within these walls may peace
And harmony be found;
Zion, in all thy palaces,
Prosperity abound!

6 For friends and brethren dear,
Our prayer shall never cease,
Oft as they meet for worship here,
God send His people peace!

Text Information
First Line: Glad was my heart to hear
Title: Glad Was My Heart To Hear
Author: James Montgomery
Meter: SM
Language: English
Source: Songs of Zion (London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orne & Brown, 1822)
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tunes: LISBON by Daniel Read, WOOLWICH by Charles E. Kettle
Tune Information
Name: SILVER STREET
Composer: Isaac Smith (circa 1770)
Meter: SM
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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