With Joy I Heard My Friends Exclaim

Verse 1

With joy I heard my friends exclaim, "Come, let us with God's people meet!" Within your gates, O Zion blest, Shall ever stand our willing feet.

Verse 2

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

Verse 3

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.

Verse 4

For Zion’s peace let prayer be made; May all who love you prosper well; Within your walls let peace abide, And gladness with your children dwell.

Verse 5

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.