Psalm CXXII.
1
O how my heart did leap to hear
That sweet and joyful word,
Come let us all go up and see
The temple of the Lord.
2
Our feet, O dear Jerusalem,
Within thy gates shall stand;
The sweetest place and best compact
Of any in the land.
3
Hither the tribe together come,
The tribes of God the Lord;
To render thanks unto his name,
And hear his holy word.
4
Here are the thrones of judgment set,
All causes to decide:
And here the house of David reigns,
Which ever shall abide.
5
Pray for the peace and happiness
Of this Jerusalem:
For they that love and pray for her,
The Lord will prosper them.
6
All peace and blessings be in thee:
This prayer I will make;
For love I to my brethren bear,
And dear companions sake.
7
But though I love thee for the sake
Of friends and brethren dear:
Yet chiefly do I wish thy good,
Because God's house is there.
2 Metre.
1
O how my heart did chear,
That joyful word to hear,
Come let us in God's temple meet;
Happy is it for them,
O dear Jerusalem,
That in thy gates may set their feet.
2
Jerusalem that neat,
And well compacted seat,
Where all the tribes to meet are bound,
The tribes of God the Lord,
To hear his holy word,
And sing his praise with joyful sound.
3
There courts of equity,
All causes sit to try,
And David's throne is seated there:
Pray for Jerusalem,
For God will prosper them
That unto her affection bear.
4
All peace and plenty be,
For evermore in thee,
For my dear friends and brethrens sake:
But for the house of God,
Where he hath his abode,
I chiefly do this prayer make.
