Happy Are They, They That Love God
Verse 1
Happy are they, they that love God, Whose hearts have Christ confessed, Who by His cross have found their life, And neath His yoke their rest.
Verse 2
Glad is the praise, sweet are the songs, When they together sing; And strong the prayers that bow the ear Of Heavens eternal King.
Verse 3
Christ to their homes giveth His peace, And makes their loves His own; But ah, what tares the evil one Hath in his garden sown.
Verse 4
Sad were our lot, evil this earth, Did not its sorrows prove The path whereby the sheep may find The fold of Jesus love.
Verse 5
Then shall they know, they that love Him, How all their pain is good; And death itself cannot unbind Their happy brotherhood.