Hymn

Come, we that love the Lord

Metre 6.6.8.6.

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

That never knew our God;

But children of the heavenly King

May speak their joys abroad.

The men of grace have found

Glory begun below;

Celestial fruits on earthly ground

From faith and hope may grow.

The hill of Zion yields

A thousand sacred sweets,

Before we reach the heavenly 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.

Come, we that love the Lord — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/come-we-that-love-the-lord

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Questions about this hymn

Who wrote Come, we that love the Lord?

The words of Come, we that love the Lord were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1920. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Scenes of the Resurrection and Christ Reigning in Heaven, and Coming to Judgement.

Is Come, we that love the Lord public domain?

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What is the metre of Come, we that love the Lord?

Come, we that love the Lord is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Blest are the sons of peace, Jesus, who knows full well and Struggling After Christ.