Hymn
Going to Church
How pleased and blest was I,
To hear the people cry,
"Come, let us seek our God to-day!"
Yes, with a cheerful zeal,
We haste to Zion's hill,
And there our vows and honors pay.
Zion--thrice happy place--
Adorned with wondrous grace,
While walls of strength embrace thee round:
In thee our tribes appear,
To pray, and praise, and hear
The sacred gospel's joyful sound.
May peace attend thy gate,
And joy within thee wait,
To bless the soul of every guest:
The man who seeks thy peace,
And wishes thine increase,
A thousand blessings on him rest!
My tongue repeats her vows,
"Peace to this sacred house!"
For here my friends and kindred dwell;
And since my glorious God
Makes thee his blest abode,
My soul shall ever love thee well.
Going to Church — Text from Laudes Domini, 1888. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/going-to-church-2
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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 1888. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Access to the Throne of Grace by a Mediator and Perfections of God Combined in his Government.
Is Going to Church public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Laudes Domini, published in 1888. 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 metre of Going to Church?
Going to Church is in 6.6.8.6.6.8. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Blessings of Friendship and The Lord Jehovah Reigns.