With Joy and Gladness in My Soul

With joy and glad­ness in my soul

I hear the call to pray­er;

Let us go up to God’s own house

And bow be­fore Him there

And bow be­fore Him there.

We stand with­in thy sacr­ed walls

O Zi­on

blest for aye

Wherein the peo­ple of the Lord

United hom­age pay

United hom­age pay.

They come to learn Je­ho­vah’s will

His migh­ty deeds to own

For there is judg­ment’s roy­al seat

Messiah’s king­ly throne

Messiah’s king­ly throne.

O pray that Zi­on may be blest

And have abun­dant peace

For all that love thee in their hearts

Shall pros­per and in­crease

Shall pros­per and in­crease.

I pray the Lord that peace may still

Within thy walls abound

And ev­er in thy pa­lac­es

Prosperity be found

Prosperity be found.

Yea

for the sake of friends and kin

My heart de­sires thy peace

And for the house of God the Lord

My care shall nev­er cease

My care shall nev­er cease.