Hymn
Going to Church
- Writer
- Isaac Watts
How did my heart rejoice to hear
My friend devoutly say,
"In Zion let us all appear,
And keep the solemn day."
I love her gates, I love the road;
The Church, adorned with grace,
Stands like a palace built for God,
To show his milder face.
Up to her courts, with joys unknown,
The holy tribes repair;
The Son of David holds his throne,
And sits in judgment there.
Peace be within this sacred place,
And joy a constant guest;
With holy gifts and heavenly grace,
Be her attendants blest.
My soul shall pray for Zion still,
While life or breath remains;
There my best friends, my kindred dwell,
There God, my Saviour reigns.
Going to Church — Text from Laudes Domini, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/going-to-church
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Going to Church?
The words of Going to Church were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Divine Love Making a Feast and The Church's Safety and Triumph Among National Desolations.
Is Going to Church public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Laudes Domini, published in 1890. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the meter of Going to Church?
Going to Church is in Common Meter (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Zion's Watchmen, Heaven Invisible and Holy and Resignation? or, God Our Portion.