Hymns - With Joy I Heard My Friends Exclaim - Текст песни

With joy I heard my friends exclaim,
???Come, let us in God???s temple meet;
Within thy gates, O Zion blest,
Shall ever stand our willing feet.???

How beautiful doth Zion stand,
A city built compact and fair;
The people of the Lord unite
With joy and praise to worship there.

They come to learn the will of God,
To pay their vows, His grace to own;
For there is judgment???s royal seat,
Messiah???s sure and lasting throne.

For Zion???s peace let prayer be made;
May all that love thee prosper well;
Within thy walls let peace abide,
And gladness with thy children dwell.

For sake of friends and kindred dear,
My heart???s desire is Zion???s peace;
And for the house of God, the Lord,
My loving care shall never cease.