Today’s hymn comes from Isaac Watts, and was first published in his Hymns & Sacred Songs in 1707; it was later entitled “Heavenly Joy on Earth”. Since then, it has undergone many alterations and revisions, but is still greatly loved1. Enjoy!
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Come, we that love the Lord,
and let our joys be known;
join in a song with sweet accord,
and thus surround the throne.
Let those refuse to sing
who never knew our God;
but children of the heav’nly King
may speak their joys abroad.
The hill of Zion yields
a thousand sacred sweets
before we reach the heav’nly fields,
or walk the golden streets.
Then let our songs abound,
and every tear be dry;
we’re marching through Emmanuel’s ground
to fairer worlds on high.
1hymnary.org/text/come_we_that_love_the_lord_and_let_our
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