Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: How pleased and blessed was I
Topic: God in Creation
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: A Williams
Meter: SPM
Tune: Dalston
Hymn Number: 31
Page Number: 015, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHow pleased and blessed 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 are vows and honors pay.
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.
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!