O Lord, How Joyful ’Tis to See

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.

How sweet with­in Thy ho­ly place

With one ac­cord to sing Thy grace

Besieging Thine at­tent­ive ear

With all the force of fer­vent pray­er!

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.

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.

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.

Praise God

from whom all bless­ings flow

Praise Him

all crea­tures here be­low

Praise Him above

an­gel­ic host

Praise Fa­ther

Son and Ho­ly Ghost.