The Voice of Praise ‎#325

325. How pleased and blest was I

1 How pleased and blest was I,
To hear the people cry,
Come, let us seek our God to-day!
Yes, with a cheerful zeal,
We haste to Zion's hill,
And there our vows and honors pay.

2 Zion, thrice happy place,
Adorned with wondrous grace,
And walls of strength embrace thee round:
In thee our tribes appear
To pray, and praise, and hear
The sacred gospel's joyful sound.

3 May peace attend thy gate,
And joy within thee wait,
To bless the soul of every guest:
The man who seeks thy peace,
And wishes thine increase,
A thousand blessings on him rest!

4 My tongue repeats her vows,
Peace to this sacred house!
For here my friends and kindred dwell:
And since my glorious God
Makes thee his blest abode,
My soul shall ever love thee well.

Text Information

• First Line: How pleased and blest was I
• Author: Watts
• Meter: S. P. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  Psalm 51:18
  ;
  Psalm 100
  ;
  Psalm 118:19
  ;
  Psalm 122
  ;
  Isaiah 2:3
  ;
  Jeremiah 31:6
• Topic: General Praise; Joy in God's Worship

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