by Isaac Watts (1674 - 1748)
Webster
Language: English
Come, we that love the Lord, and let our joys be known; join in a song with sweet accord, and thus surround the throne. Let those refuse to sing who never knew our God; but children of the heav'nly King may speak their joys abroad. The hill of Zion yields a thousand sacred sweets before we reach the heav'nly fields, or walk the golden streets. Then let our songs abound, and every tear be dry; we're marching through Emmanuel's ground to fairer worlds on high.
Text Authorship:
- by Isaac Watts (1674 - 1748) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Carol Barnett (b. 1949), "Webster" [ mixed chorus ], Earthsongs ; Southern Harmony, 1835; Arrangement
Publisher: Earthsongs [external link]  [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-09-05
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