Come, Sing With Holy Gladness

Come, sing with holy gladness,

High alleluias sing,

Uplift your loud hosannas

To Jesus, Lord and King;

Sing, boys in joyful chorus

Your hymn of praise today,

And sing, ye gentle maidens,

Your sweet responsive lay.

'Tis good for boys and maidens

Sweet hymns to Christ to sing,

'Tis meet that children's voices

Should praise the children's King:

For Jesus is salvation,

And glory, grace and rest;

To babe and boy and maiden

The one Redeemer blest.

O boys, be strong in Jesus,

To toil for him is gain,

And Jesus wrought with Joseph

With chisel, saw and plane;

O maidens, live for Jesus,

Who was a maiden's Son;

Be patient, pure and gentle,

And perfect grace begun.

Soon in the golden city

The boys and girls shall play,

And through the dazzling mansions

Rejoice in endless day;

O Christ, prepare Thy children

With that triumphant throng

To pass the burnished portals,

And sing th'eternal song.