The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5089

5089. O Lord, How Joyful 'Tis to See

1. O Lord, how joyful ’tis to see
The brethren join in love to Thee!
On Thee alone their heart relies
Their only strength Thy grace supplies.

2. How sweet within Thy holy place
With one accord to sing Thy grace,
Besieging Thine attentive ear
With all the force of fervent prayer!

3. O may we love the house of God,
Of peace and joy the blest abode;
O may no angry strife destroy
That sacred peace, that holy joy.

4. The world without may rage, but we
Will only cling more close to Thee,
With hearts to Thee more wholly giv’n,
More weaned from earth, more fixed on Heav’n.

5. Lord, shower upon us from above
The sacred gift of mutual love;
Each other’s wants may we supply,
And reign together in the sky.

6. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him, all creatures here below,
Praise Him above, angelic host,
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord, how joyful 'tis to see
• Title: O Lord, How Joyful 'Tis to See
• Latin Title: O quam juvat fratres, Deus
• Author: Charles Coffin (1736)
• Translator (from Latin): John Chandler
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Paris Breviary, 1736; translation in Hymns of the Primitive Church, 1837
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: ALMSGIVING (WESLEY), Samuel S. Wesley, in The Hymnary, 1872

Tune Information

• Name: MELCOMBE
• Composer: Samuel Webbe (1782)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 55432 16551 76554
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain